Schultz, Herman (Died 1950)

SCHULTZ

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 8/4/2007 at 12:21:01

HERMAN SCHULTZ
DIED MONDAY

Herman Schultz, 77, of LeMars, was taken to Sacred Heart hospital Monday afternoon in a serious condition and died several hours later.

The deceased was reared on a small Plymouth county farm and during his later years amassed property valued at more than a million dollars. In April 1948 he created a furor by announcing that he was giving away a million dollars worth of his property to relatives and friends. His property included 42 farms in four states.

Mr. Schultz was the eldest of seven children.

He is survived by two brothers, Oscar of LeMars and William of Lakefield, Minn.; and a sister, Mrs. Frank Wetrosky of Merrill.

~source: Hinton, Iowa, newspaper dated May 11, 1950
~Note (1): per this obituary the date of death was Monday, May 8, 1950
~Note (2): per the 1930 Census, Herman Schultz was listed as Head of household, not married, and his occupation was stated, “real-estate.”