Jim Schinneller, 81, "funny" photo in obituary
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Obituary features funny photo
MILWAUKEE - Artist and retired art professor Jim Schinneller's love of
laughter didn't end with his death.
When an obituary for the lifelong jokester appeared in the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, it was accompanied with a photo - of the back of his
head.
"It's a family that goes for a little bit of one-upmanship," Jim
Schinneller Jr. explained to a Journal Sentinel columnist.
He said the family couldn't resist sending it in, giving his dad a
chance for one more joke.
The senior Schinneller's companion, Gloria Bosben, said that she took
the photo as a joke.
"He had just gotten a haircut and it was a sunny day out," she said.
"He said, 'I want you to take a picture of the back of my head. I want
to give it to the kids for Christmas.' "
So he turned around and she snapped the picture outside his suburban
Fox Point home. He gave 5-by-7-inch framed copies to each of his four
grown children and Bosben's brother two years ago.
Family members said it was just the kind of thing they could always
expect from Schinneller, a retired professor of art at the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who died at home Sept. 9 at the age of 81.
"He liked to buck the system," his daughter Diane Colla said. "He
enjoyed showing people how absurd life was."
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The obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/JSOnline/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=19226390
Schinneller, James A. Passed in peace Sat., Sept. 9, 2006 at the age of
81. Preceded in death by his wife, Barbara. Dear friend and companion
of Gloria Bosben. Former husband and cherished friend of Betty Jane.
Loving father of Jim Jr. (Judy), Nancy (Dennis) Barkow, Diane (Al)
Colla and Dave (Amy) Schinneller. Stepfather of Erick, Jeff and Brian
Skarvan. Proud grandfather of Jackie (Jeremy), Jamie (Sam), Jon, Amber
and Misty. Great-grandfather of Jackson and Ethan. Brother of Mary
Agnes Benson and the late John Schinneller. Further survived by nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends. James will be fondly remembered
by family and friends as a loving father, distinguished professor of
fine arts, published author, humorist, environmentalist, champion of
social consciousness, proud patriot and US Navy veteran. Private family
services were held. Condolences to: www.krausefuneralhome.com KRAUSE
FUNERAL HOME and Cremation Services 9000 W. Capitol Dr. 414-464-4640
Published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on 9/17/2006.