As she transitions into retirement, Barb Schissel reflects on long career with United States Postal Service

Barb Schissel, who began working for the United States Postal Service as a young mother, retired last week after serving the public since the 1980’s.

Barb explained, “As a young mom with two little girls, I was looking for a job in Postville. I saw an advertisement in the paper announcing there was an opening for a part-time employee at the Postville Post Office and I went to Dubuque to take the Civil Service test.”

After passing the test, Barb began working a split shift.

She explained, “I was trained by Jake Lammert and Ronnie Harris. They taught me the way the mail had to be sorted and other responsibilities. I would go every day at 6:30 and stay until all the mail was sorted and in the post office boxes. I would then go home for a few hours and come back in the afternoon and work during the busy time until closing. I was scheduled to work 25 hours a week six days a week.”

Read the full story in the July 11 edition.