Don Kenneth Schuldt, 11 Mar 1927 - 18 Feb 2016

SCHULDT, OFFT, DOTY, MEINKE, SCHUEBEL, BROWN, SINNARD, GENCK, RICKE, LESTER, THORSON, IVERSON, THOMAS, NEUHAUS

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 3/10/2016 at 15:24:08

Don Schuldt
(March 11, 1927 - February 18, 2016)

Don Schuldt, 88 of Montezuma, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 18, 2016 at the Montezuma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Montezuma. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 am Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma. Burial will be held in the Golden Rod Cemetery at Deep River. Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Sunday afternoon at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Lutheran Church.

Don Kenneth Schuldt was born on March 11, 1927 at Elberon, Iowa, the son of Alvin and Mae (Offt) Schuldt. Don was baptized at the Lutheran Church at Keystone, Iowa and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Marengo. He was a 1945 graduate of Deep River High School. On January 4, 1948, Don was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart Marian Doty at the Trinity Lutheran Church at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They farmed nine years south of Deep River, then purchased a farm west of Deep River in 1962. Don enjoyed farming for many years with his sons Steve and Ron. Don and Marian moved into their home in Montezuma in 1991 from where he continued to help with the farming operation.

Don was a member of the Calvary Lutheran Church in Deep River and served in many offices, including President, Treasurer, and Elder for many years. He was on the Deep River Telephone Board and a 50 plus member of the Poweshiek County Farm Bureau. Don served as Soil District Commissioner for many years, was a member of the Montezuma School Board, Montezuma Lions club and Poweshiek County Fair Board. He was a Central Iowa Production Credit Association Director for many years. Don and Marian enjoyed time together and with their many friends, including dancing, playing cards, and going for drives in his pickup. He also loved going to coffee with his friends. He enjoyed going to church and also spending time with his children and grandchildren and watching them participate in school activities. He enjoyed sports, especially major league baseball, the Cubs being his favorite team.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Audrey Meinke.

Don is survived by his wife, Marian Schuldt of Montezuma; his daughter Diane (Jerry) Schuebel of Racine, WI.; his two sons: Steve (Lynn) Schuldt of Deep River, and Ron (Deb) Schuldt of Montezuma; nine grandchildren; Josh (Vanessa) Schuebel, Jessica (Peter) Brown, Kara (Chuck) Sinnard, Nicole Genck, Joel (Mary) Schuldt, Kristen (Brent Ricke) Schuldt, Wendy (Jerry) Lester, Brendan Thorson, and Cara (Chris) Iverson; 16 great grandchildren; and his two sisters Shirley (Gary) Thomas of Fruita, CO. and Gloria Neuhaus of Victor, IA., his brother-in-law Laverne Meinke of Las Vegas, NV., as well as many other relatives and friends.

Holland Coble Funeral Home
The Gazette, 21 Feb 2016, 14a