Marilyn Hope (Schissler) Staats
Marriages
Edwin Staats - May 1960
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7B - August 7, 2022
Marilyn Staats, beloved
wife, mother, grandmother,
passed away at home
after being diagnosed
with liver cancer just
recently. Marilyn was
born in Denver to Rev.
Paul Schissler and Mildred Rogers Schissler of
Westminster. She grew up there and graduated from
Belleview Preparatory School in 1953. While taking
college courses, she began teaching in various private
elementary and pre-schools that did not require state
certification.
Marilyn married Edwin Staats in May of 1960, and
daughter Valerie Dawn was born in April 1961. Lenny
arrived in November 1962, and Tammy in June 1964-
all nineteen months apart.
Marilyn later attended Denver University and CUDenver earning her Teacher Certification. She was
hired as a second grade teacher at Westminster Hills
Elementary where she taught for three years. In 1975,
her husband Edwin, was offered a job with The Valley
Insurance Agency in Grand Junction. The family moved
here and that ended the teaching position that she really
loved.
She was hired as a substitute teacher with District 51
hoping for a full-time position eventually, but serious
health issues developed in 1978 resulting in the end of
her teaching career.
Despite her health problems, she was able to live a
long, productive life. Marilyn was very devoted to her
family. She liked to cook and host family gatherings.
She was a meticulous housekeeper, and took pride in
the appearance of our home, inside and outside. Marilyn
especially love to care for our two little great grandsons,
first Kale, and later, Killian. One of her favorite leisure
activities was camping.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents; her
brother, Richard; and her daughter, Valerie. She is
survived by her husband, Edwin; her son, Lenny (Jenny);
her daughter, Tammy Julich (Bob); granddaughter,
Alicia Fechner (Jeremy); two great grandsons, Kale and
Killian Fechner; and two brothers, Everett and Lowell
Schissler (Marie).
Marilyn requested that there be no funeral or memorial
service, and that any donations in her memory be made
to Hope West, as they have been so helpful and caring
during her last few weeks of life.
