Lila Mae Schippers, 73, retired office manager and loving homemaker, passed away and closed her eyes on this earth and opened them to heaven on Sunday, December 4, 2016.

A Texas memorial service will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Salem Church, 22601 Lutheran Church Road, Tomball, TX 77377. A Kansas funeral mass will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Saint Fidelis Basilica, Victoria, KS followed by burial at Saint Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, KS.

Preceded in death by her Parents, Eugene and Amelia Hammerschmidt; Brother, Dennis Hammerschmidt; Brother-in-Law, Jerry Shapiro.

Survived by her Husband, Norman R. Schippers of The Woodlands, TX; Son, Norman F. Schippers of The Woodlands, TX; Sister, JoAnn Shapiro of Tustin, CA; Brothers, Wayne Hammerschmidt of Galesburg, IL, Neil Hammerschmidt of Bloomington, IN, and Mark Hammerschmidt of Hays, KS; Grandchildren Taylor Schippers and Nicholas Schippers both of The Woodlands, TX; Sisters-in-Law Marilee Hammerschmidt of Galesburg, IL, Carolyn Hammerschmidt of Bloomington, IL, and Bernice Hammerschmidt of Hays, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial has been established with: Salem Ministries, 22601 Lutheran Church Road, Tomball, TX 77377 and Inwood Crossing Memory Care Facility, 808 Inwood Street, Tomball, TX 77375.