Margaret V. “Ginny” Schiel, age 94, of Dubuque, IA, passed away at 6:48 p.m., on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Grand Meadows.  To celebrate Ginny’s life, family and friends may visit from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 1425 Iowa Street, Dubuque.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday at the church, with Very Rev. Dennis J. Quint officiating.  Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  Behr Funeral Home is assisting Ginny’s family.

Margaret was born on January 12, 1932, in Farley, Iowa, daughter of Francis J. “Frank” and Bernadette A. (Hall) McPoland.

Ginny graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy.

She married John Paul “Honus” Schiel on November 22, 1951, at Nativity Catholic Church in Dubuque.  He preceded her in death on September 28, 1991.

Ginny was a homemaker as she and Honus were raising their 7 children.  When the kids were older, she began a 29 year career working at Eagle Foods and another 19 years at the Diamond Jo Casino, retiring when she was a “young” 82 years old.  Ginny truly enjoyed working, playing Keno, traveling with friends and taking yearly trips.  She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.  Ginny was proud of her tidy home and enjoyed spending time with her family who were all very important to her.

Those left to cherish Ginny’s memory include

her children,
Bruce Schiel, Ft. Myers, FL,
Diane (Richard “Byrd”) Hoffman, Dubuque, IA,
Robert “Bo” (Ronda) Schiel, Dubuque, IA,
Janet (Ronald “Woody”) Stumpf, Dubuque, IA,
Nancy (Dan) Biechler, Marion, IA
and Paul (Ana) Schiel, Winston-Salem, NC;

her 14 grandchildren,
Matthew Schiel, Jill Hageman, Kelly Davis, Joseph Hoffman, Molly Schiel, Michael Schiel, Sarah Krause, Shawn Stumpf, Christina Weidemann, Nicholas Stumpf, Christopher Biechler, Leslie Hoyt, Jennifer Biechler and Michael Biechler;

and her 26 great-grandchildren.

Ginny was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John “Honus” Schiel; her son, William “Billy” Schiel; her siblings, Eileen Nauman, Mary Coffin, Theresa McPoland, Elizabeth Tillman, Lois Bublitz, Robert McPoland and Shirley Maiers.

Ginny’s family would like to thank Grand Meadows and Hospice of Dubuque for their care and kindness the last few years.

Cards and memorials in Ginny’s memory may be mailed to Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001, Attn. Margaret V. “Ginny” Schiel Family.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.behrfuneralhome.com