Delmer Wilbert "Del" Schlueter
March 21, 1950 - February 28, 2026
Obituary
***UPDATE***
Due to weather, services have been rescheduled to TUESDAY MARCH 17, Visitation will start at 9 am with the Service beginning at 11 am.
Del's Livestream Service will begin at 11 a.m.CT on Tuesday, March 17. Scroll down to the Webcast section and click on “Watch Now.”
MADISON - Delmer “Del” Schlueter passed away unexpectedly on February 28, 2026. Del was born on March 21, 1950, in Stoughton, Wis., the son of Marvin and Bertha (Jaggi) Schlueter. He grew up on the family farm outside Cottage Grove.
Del married Linda Turk in 1971. He studied commercial art at Madison Area Technical College while working full-time at WISC-TV. During his 42-year career at "Channel 3” he wore many hats, including film editor, commercial artist, floor director and camera operator.
Del loved fishing and he enjoyed this pastime his whole life. He had a great talent for fixing most anything. He was very creative and inventive and made use of all sorts of odds and ends he saved because "it might come in handy someday." He was a talented artist and enjoyed drawing, painting, and wood carving. He was especially proud to win a blue ribbon at the Texas State Fair for a walking stick he carved. In his retirement years, he loved metal detecting and saved every coin and unique item he dug up. He also had great fun "fishing" for other people’s lost lures and bobbers from the trees along the Yahara River with a long extension pole.
Del is survived by his wife, Linda; children, Matt (Beth) Schlueter of Kimberly and Sara (Don) Elwood of Forney, Texas; grandchildren, Christine, Angela, John and Emily Schlueter; step-granddaughters, Makayla and Hailey Elwood; brothers, William (Shirley) Schlueter and Melroy (Maggie) Schlueter; brothers-in-law, Larry (Julie) Turk and Paul Croissant; stepfather-in-law, Ronald Cook; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister and brother-in-law, Wilma and Virgil Schara; Linda's parents, Arnold Turk and Donna Cook; and his sister-in-law, Lisa Croissant.
A funeral service will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 11 a.m. on TUESDAY, March 17, 2026. Friends may greet the family at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on TUESDAY. A private burial will take place at Roselawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation (kidney.org), Agrace HospiceCare (agrace.org) or a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson East
Funeral & Cremation Care
5203 Monona Drive
(608) 221-5420