Faye Schelk, 78, of Kiel died Thursday morning, October 22, 2026 at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay. She was born on November 28, 1947 in Plymouth, daughter of Reuben and Dorothy (Thomas) Widder. Faye graduated from Howards Grove High School.

On October 26, 1967, she married Kenneth C. Schelk. Faye took great pride in raising her family and helping Ken in the store. They enjoyed annual fishing trips to Canada with their special group of friends. The family enjoyed time spent camping and fishing especially the family trip to Canada in 2012. As her children got older, she began working at Sargento. She was a dedicated employee there for many years until her retirement. Ken preceded her in death on January 2, 2025. Faye had recently started attending Word of Grace Community Church in Sheboygan Falls. She took great comfort in her time of Bible study with her sisters in Christ. In her free time she enjoyed quilting and reading. She also enjoyed growing her plants and gardening. Above all else, time spent with her beloved family was most important to her. Her greatest joy and proudest accomplishment was caring for her girls and raising her family. Her love was unwavering and she devoted her life to making sure her family was cared for, supported and loved.

She is survived by her daughters, Tammy (Todd) Matzdorf and Tracy (Casey) Litz; Tanya (Dean) Gosse; her son-in-law Jon Thome; her grandchildren, Cassandra Thiessen, Stephanie (Jordan) Adams, Jessica Kimme (Matthew Parmley), Amber (Joshua) Schneider, Amy (Josh) Diedrich, Jonathan Thome (Gabby Tuck), Grant Thome, Hannah Gosse (Collin Hawkins) and Chase Gosse; her six great-grandchildren; her sister, Bernice (Ken) Justinger; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Roger (Diane) Schelk, Beatrice Grunewald, Walter (Verna) Schelk Jr, Carol (Dennis) Roethel and Dede Schelk; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents; Reuben (Jean) Widder, Dorothy (Robert) Ehlenbeck and her husband, Kenneth, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Trudy Thome; her sister; Patricia Grunewald, her brother; Richard (Doris) Widder, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; Roy (Julie) Schelk and Donald Schelk, James Waterman Jr. and Carl Grunewald Jr.

A funeral service for Faye will be held on Monday November 2, 2026 at 12:00pm at Word of Grace Community Church (837 Buffalo St. Sheboygan Falls) A time of visitation will take place at church from 9:30am until 11:45am. Burial will follow in the Union Cemetery, Town of Schleswig. Meiselwitz-Vollsted-DeTroye Funeral Home of Kiel is assisting the family with arrangements.