John Schulz (1893-1952)

SCHULZ, SCHULTZ, LANGE, BRUNS

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Date: 8/10/2021 at 23:31:39

John Schultz [sic], 57, a Paullina businessman for 13 years, died quietly Sunday noon about 12;30 at his home here. Mr. Schultz had been in failing health for several months.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at Zion Lutheran church, with interment in Prairie View Cemetery.

Paullina (Iowa) Times, 10 May 1952, p1
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He ran a billiard hall. The cause of his death was breast cancer
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Services Held for John Schulz, Paullina Businessman Many Years

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, May 9 for John Schulz, Paullina businessman, who died at his home the previous Sunday noon. A short service at the home preceded the service at Zion Lutheran Church at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Martin Peters officiated. Interment took place at Prairie View Cemetery.

John Schulz, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schulz, was born on September 16, 1893 on a farm near Paullina. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War I.

On May 4, 1920 he was married to Bertha Lange, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. A. H. Semmann. Since their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Schulz lived in this community most of the time, the former being engaged in various businesses, with the exception of about nine years during which time they lived on a farm near Donnelly, Minnesota.

In December of last year Mr. Schulz went to Rochester, Minnesota to undergo an operation. It became apparent at that time that there was no remedy for his ailment. Since that time his condition became gradually worse. Death came Sunday, May 6 at about 12:30 p.m., his age being 57 years, 7 months and 20 days.

He is survived by his wife, Bertha, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schulz, his brother, Walter at Webster City and his sister, Mrs. Horace Bruns of Ocheyedan.

Those from out of town who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grieble, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Appeldorn, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barkley, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Appeldorn and Lydia [editor's note - misspelled in obit], Mrs. Milton Edgcomb, Mrs. Ray Severance, Mr. and Mrs. Hank Appeldorn, Pipestone; Mrs. Dale Taubert, Holland, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bruns, Ocheyedan, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hoick, Round Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Proehl, May City.

Source: Paullina Times, published in Paullina, Iowa on Thursday, May 17th, 1951, Page 7

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