Francis C. Schott 1916-2004

SCHOTT, STELPFLUG, STOULIL, FAHEY, GENTZ, HAAS, WAGNER, SCHALL, CHRISTIANSON, GAVIN, JOHNSON, BYRNES, SCHNEIDER, LECHTENBERG, MILLER

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Date: 7/15/2010 at 22:17:23

Francis C. Schott, 87, of Waukon, died Friday, June 25, 2004, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, June 28 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider, Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg, and a great nephew, Fr. Dennis Miller, officiating. Burial with graveside military rites was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon was in charge of arrangements.

Francis Charles Schott was born November 22, 1916, in Fonda, Iowa, the son of Charles and Anna (Stelpflug) Schott. He was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pocahontas and attended elementary schools in the Pocahontas area.

On November 27, 1941, he married Marjorie Stoulil at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pocahontas. Francis was a Staff Sergeant in the US Army, where he served as a cook from 1942 to 1945, seeing action in the Rhineland and Central Europe. While he was in the service he earned the American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Service Stars, an Overseas Bar, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. After his discharge Francis and Marge moved to Storm Lake, Iowa, where they operated a restaurant. In 1949 they moved to Cylinder, Iowa, where they farmed for 11 years. In 1959 they moved to Waukon where Fran managed the Bowling Alley for several years and then worked for the Iowa Department of Transportation for twenty years. He also served as a court bailiff for Allamakee County for 10 years. He has been a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon since 1999.

Francis was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the VFW. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, and playing shuffleboard at the Vet's Club. He also enjoyed traveling and leather crafting.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Marge of Waukon; four daughters, Marjean (Jack Peyton) Fahey, DeAnn (Clarke Ford) Gentz, and Joyce (Doug) Haas, all of Waukon, and Karen (Bob) Wagner of Berryville, Va.; a son, Larry "Butch" (Margaret) Schott of Columbus, Ga.; 14 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, George, Arthur, Adel, Bro. Louis, and Cletus; and a sister, Cecila Schall. Honorary casketbearers were Carl Christianson, Joe Gavin, Maynard Johnson and Bill Byrnes. Casketbearers are his grandsons, Scott, Cory, and TJ Haas; Brian, Brandon, and Jeremy Fahey; and Brent Wagner.

Waukon Standard, 6/29/2004