John C. Schultz, 90, of Clearwater, died September 16, 2007, at Bay Pines VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL. He was born in Ada, MN and after residing in both Bloomington and Aitkin, MN, he moved here in 1989.
He serverd his country during World War II as a tank driver in the US Army. Following his time in the service, he was a truck driver and retired from the Chippewa Motor Freight Company of St. Paul, MN in 1974.
He was a member of the St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Clearwater and VFW Post # 4847 in St. Cloud, MN. He was previously a member of the American Legion Post 86 and VFW Post # 1727 in Aitkin, MN. While a member of VFW Post # 1727, he served as the Quartermaster of the 6th District and was instrumental in organizing the effort to construct a building for the post. He also help to organize the Aitkin Food Shelf.
He is survived by his wife, Magdalene; two sons, James and his wife, Susan, of Plymouth, MN and Naples, FL, David and his wife, Deborah, of Lino Lakes, MN; three daughters, Margaret Schultz of Fromberg, MT; Cathryn Halseth and her husband Allan, of Mt. Home, AR, Carol Crumrine and her husband Raymond, of Largo, FL; sister, Ruby Slininger, of Cannon Falls, MN; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Private services will be held in Clearwater at 3:00PM on Dec. 16, 2007.
Dear Mrs. Schultz,
I am so sorry to hear about Mr. Schultz. He was so nice and you took wonderful care of him for as long as you could. It was my pleasure to be his home care primary care provider. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.
Respectfully,
Lou Etta Hicks, ARNP
Carol — I’m sorry for your loss. I felt bad when you told me they did’nt do anything for him becouse of his age.
I too, was a tank driver in the service, I wish we could have met, We would have had plenty to talk about. My prayers are with you, and the family. Alex
Dear Magdalene and family,
Our thoughts have been with you so much this week. Just thinking about the times we had “mini” army reunions at our home in Twin Valley makes us smile. Those visits were more precious to us than you can imagine. To see the army buddies, Dad and Mom Don and Esther, you and John, and Thorwald and Clarice Aanden get together to share old times and make new memories with us, was just the best! We can still picture the campers lined up in our yard! We love you!