James graduated from Rufus King High School in Milwaukee before earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics at the University of Tampa in Florida.
James served in the U.S. Air Force from February 1961 until his honorable discharge in November 1964. He was married to the former Kathleen Rose Reitz on December 3, 1962.
James enjoyed a career as a trust banker for Bank of New York in Birmingham, Signet Bank in Baltimore, Maryland, and Exchange Bank in Tampa. He also was a proud fireman with the West Allis Fire Department in Wisconsin.
James is survived by his wife, Kathleen; three sons, James Schiefelbein, Jerome Schiefelbein (Michelle), and Joseph Schiefelbein (Jessica); three grandchildren, Brandon Schiefelbein (Merritt), Cade Schiefelbein, and Coby Schiefelbein; and one expected great-grandson, Owen Markwood Schiefelbein.
A Memorial Celebration of Life for James Schiefelbein will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama. The gravesite committal service will be at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Alabama National Cemetery, Montevallo.
Memorial gifts may be made to the International Association of Fire Fighters, www.iaff.org.
