The Rosary Service for James "Jim" Schiley, age 62, of Lemmon, SD will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 2, 2010 followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. all at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon, SD. Fr. Tony Grossenburg will officiate with burial at the Greenhill Cemetery.


Special music will be provided by Mary Nehl.


Serving as casketbearers are Don Mistelski, Larry Goldsmith, Andy Schiley, Bill Corcoran, Bob Schiley, David Schell, and Ryan Mistelski.


JAMES ERNEST SCHILEY "Jim" was born November 1, 1947 at Lemmon, SD to William and Margaret (Schell) Schiley. He attended Hay Hill School north of Meadow where he grew up on the farm and high school in Lemmon. He attended a Heavy Equipment school in North Carolina. Jim worked construction in Wyoming for several years before he returned to Lemmon. He opened his own mechanic shop in North Lemmon where he did mechanic work, operated a wrecking and scrap iron business and worked construction for Ed Texley.


Jim passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.


Grateful for having shared in his life are his three sisters, Neva (Calvin) Mistelski and Rosemary (Robert) Goldsmith, both of Morristown, SD and Dorothy Chase, Scranton, ND.


Jim was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, John.


Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1, 2010 at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.