SCHULTZ, Irene (Morgan) 1918-2007

SCHULTZ, MORGAN, BAWDEN, TEMPLETON, HOWE, MCAPLIN

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 9/7/2012 at 12:07:32

Irene (Morgan) Schultz -- April 18, 1918 – May 6, 2007

Irene M. Schultz, 89, a resident of Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City, Iowa, and formerly of Nora Springs, Iowa, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at North Iowa Mercy Medical Center, Mason City.

Memorial services were Saturday, May 12, at the United Methodist Church, Nora Springs, with the Rev. James Turner officiating. Inurment will be in the Park Cemetery, Nora Springs, at a later time. Family suggests memorials to the Alzheimers Foundation, Nora Springs United Methodist Church or Clear Lake Opportunity Village.

(Alice) Irene Morgan Schultz was born April 18, 1918, at Bonair, Iowa, the daughter of Neva Bawden Morgan and Leon Morgan. She grew up on farms in the Bonair, Lime Springs, and Cresco area along with her brothers Paul, Eugene and David and her sisters, Janette and Edith. Irene attended rural schools until high school, then Cresco High School, where she graduated in 1935.

Following high school, she attended Hamilton Business College in Mason City, earning special awards for shorthand and citizenship. Upon completion of her secretarial training she worked at the Mason City Congregational Church office.

While living in Mason City with friends she met Percy Schultz of Nora Springs. They were married at the Congregational Church on Feb. 4, 1940. Together, they farmed on what is now the century family farm north of Nora Springs. To their union two children were born, Thomas and Jacqueline.

In addition to being a farm wife, Irene worked at the ASCS office in Mason City, enjoying the daily contact that gave her with farmers from all over the county. She was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church and was especially active in the Nora Springs United Methodist Church, its mission programs, and UMW.

Some years ago, she compiled a written history of the church, of which the Schultz family had been members since the 1880s.
Irene was also active in Sunshine Circle, Rebekahs, the North Iowa Genealogy Club, the Kinney Pioneer Museum, Grey Ladies, and WTCU. She served as an officer for many years in her Rebekahs chapter and was involved in regional and state activities.

She volunteered in the Genealogy Room at the Mason City Library, took pride in her membership in the DAR, and greatly enjoyed trips with her friends to Salt Lake City, Utah for family research as well as trips to Denver, Colo. to visit her daughter, and trips to West Virginia and Washington D.C. with her sister. Irene spent numerous hours at auctions, adding to her collection of antiques.

She delighted in spending time with her granddaughter, Lisa, and with her great-grandchildren, Alex and Allison. Cooking was among her special skills, earning her the nickname "Grandma Yum Yum."

A victim of Alzheimer's Disease, Irene spent her final years at Good Shepherd Care Center in Mason City, where she enjoyed their church services, jigsaw puzzles, bingo, music activities, and the compassionate care of their staff.

Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Percy; her son, Tom; her brother, Eugene; and her parents.

Left to celebrate her life are her daughter, Jacqueline and husband, Darrell Chayne, Aurora, Colo.; daughter-in-law, Pat Schultz, Nora Springs; Granddaughter, Lisa and husband, Steve Templeton, Clear Lake; great-grandchildren Alex and Allison Templeton; two sisters and brothers-in law, Janette and Walter Howe, Keokuk, Iowa and Edith and Tom McAplin, Villisca, Iowa; and two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Paul and Evelyn Morgan, Cresco, Iowa, and David and Phyllis Morgan, Arlington, Iowa, and Verna (Mrs. Eugene) Morgan, Calif. Also left to cherish her memory are numerous nieces and nephews.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, Nora Springs, was in charge of arrangements.

May 16, 2007