TRAVIS SCHIERNBECK

LAMAR-A graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mitchell Cemetery, southeast of Jasper, for Travis Heath Schiernbeck, 42, Lamar, who died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Bob Gastel will officiate.

Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Jasper Shrine Club, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include his mother, Brenda Felts, Lamar; father, Merlin Schiernbeck, Osceola, Wisc.; a brother, Steven Schiernbeck and long-time companion, Brandi Haddock, Carthage; three half-brothers, Dallas, Houston and Jordan Schiernbeck; grandmothers, Lois Young, Carthage and Mary Schiernbeck, Lamar; aunts, Lisa Overman, Marlene Shaw and Marlys Buckner and an uncle, Milo Schiernbeck. He had a large extended family and was lovingly called “Papa” by a special niece and nephew, Jassiah and Chance Schiernbeck.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Clifford Young and Hugo Schiernbeck; a half-sister, Dakota Schiernbeck; an uncle, David Young and two aunts, Carol Gastel and Linda Parker.

Mr. Schiernbeck was born Feb. 5, 1974, to Merlin and Brenda (Young) Schiernbeck. After graduating from Lamar High School in 1992, he was led by his natural ability and lifelong interest in cooking to a career in restaurant management. He had managed various restaurants, including Perkins in New Jersey and Country Kitchen in Joplin. He was an avid gardner and enjoyed feeding his yard full of birds. Content with simple pleasures, he invested in relationships and counted family as the highest priority in his life. He was of the Christian faith.