Schol, William L. "Bill 1932-2005

SCHOL, BROUWER, KRAAI

Posted By: Mary Lou Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/9/2014 at 13:07:42

Born: March 31, 1932 Hull, Iowa
Died: January 25, 2005 Sioux City, Iowa

William L. "Bill" Schol, 72, of Sioux City, died Tues. Jan. 25, 2005 at a Sioux City hospital of injuries suffered in a traffic-related accident.

Memorial services were held on Friday, Jan. 28 at Morningside Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Thomas Jacobs officiated. Graveside services at West Lawn Cemetery in Orange City, preceded the service. Arrangements were with the Meyer Brothers Funeral Home, Sioux City.

William L. was born March 31, 1932 at Hull, the son of Andrew and Theodora (Brouwer) Schol. He graduated from Hull High School and Northwestern College in Orange City where he majored in business.

William married Blanche E. Kraai on March 31, 1953 at Orange City.

He served in the U. S. Armed Forces, division of the military police, receiving an honorable discharge.

His business career in Sioux City included office manager of CIT Financial Corp. He was employed with Home Federal Savings and Loan, now First Federal Savings Bank, where he was an assistant vice president. He was an advisory board member of the Iowa College Aid Commission. He graduated from the Univ. of Washington School for Executive Development and from the American Savings and Loan Institute of Chicago, ILL. He was a member of the U. S. Savings and Loan League.

Mr. Schol was a district manager for the Sioux City Journal for 10 years. He was a member of the former Sioux City Civil Defense and Sioux City Toastmaster's International Club.

He was a member and former president of of the Noon Lions Club and was named a Melvin Jones Fellow, the highest honor conferred by the Lions Club International Foundation. He received the Warren Coleman Honorary Award, Iowa Lions Foundation for dedicated service in Lionism.

William was a leader in the former Sgt. Floyd Council Boy Scouts of America now the Prairie Gold Area Council Boy Scouts of American. He was awarded the Silver Beaver Award and was a member of the Order of the Arrow. He received the Wood Badge Award, Scouter Key, Scouter Training Award and the District Award of Merit. He served numerous unit positions including scoutmaster.

Mr. Schol was a member of the Morningside Assembly of God Church serving as a former elder and was involved in all areas of church ministry. He had personally accepted and professed his faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He had organized and was active in mission trips to Mexico through the Assembly of God AIM ministries.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, sports and reading.

Survivors include his wife, Blanche; two sons, David L. Schol and Robert L. Schol and his wife Cindy, all of Sioux City; brothers-in-law, Merlyn Krooi and his wife Gertrude of Orange City and Dale Kraai of Hull; a sister-in-law, Marian Kraai of Lincoln, NE; grandchildren Sabrina and Michelle Schol both of Sioux City; step-grandson, Todd Wingert of Sioux City; step granddaughter, Rebecca Wingert and her husband Michael Carlson of Colorado Springs, CO; and a great-granddaughter, Kadence Carlson.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his father and mother-in-law, William and Gertrude Kraai; a daughter-in-law, Sherri Schol; brothers-in-law, Lee and Russell Kraai; and sisters-in-law, Wilma and Doris Kraai.

Source: Orange City paper after 1/25/2005