DELAVAN – Janet Schmaling, age 92, of Delavan passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at home in Delavan. She was born on May 20, 1934 to DeLorme and Margaret (Brown) Gray. Janet was united in marriage to Charles Schmaling in Elkhorn in 1954 and they lived on the family farm. Charles passed away in 1991. Janet went to school and UW-Stout and Whitewater. She was a longtime member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Red Hat Society, Meals on Wheels, Delavan American Legion Post 95 Auxiliary, Our Redeemer Altar Guild, and Walworth County Fair Antique Superintendent. Janet enjoyed knitting, bowling, and was an avid Packers, Brewers, and Badgers fan.
Janet is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Tom) Mekelburg, of Bedias, TX; two sons, Ron Schmaling, of Bloomfield, IA, and Terry (Cindy) Schmaling, of Delavan; grandchildren, Ben (JaLynne) Schmaling, of Prescott, IA, Ethan Schmaling, of Waukesha, Brittany Schmaling, of Lakeville, MN, Blake Schmaling, of Delavan, and Emily Mekelburg, of College Station, TX; great grandchildren, Grayson, Charles, Henry, and Mackson.
Janet is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles; daughter, Sue.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 416 W. Geneva Street in Delavan. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until the time of the funeral on Thursday at the church. Burial will take place at Spring Grove Cemetery in Delavan. Memorials can be directed to Janet’s family to be donated to several organizations.
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