Chris E. SCHULZ, Jr.

SCHULZ, PETERSON, LEGNER, FOX, NUEHRING, NOACK, RIFFE, SWENSON, ANDERSON, TIEDEMAN, HERRING

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/18/2010 at 09:35:05

January 6, 2006
Mason City Globe Gazette, Iowa

CORWITH, IA — Chris E. Schulz Jr., 85, died Wednesday (Jan. 4, 2006) in Britt. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church in Corwith with Rev. Dan Fernandez officiating. Interment will be in the Corwith Cemetery in Corwith. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, 207 Linn St., Corwith.

Chris E. Schulz Jr. was born in Livingston County, Owego Township, Ill., son of Chris and Lucille (Peterson) Schulz Sr., on April 5, 1920. He received his education in rural schools in Owego Township. On Sept. 13, 1939, he married Vivian Legner, daughter of Henry and Laura Legner of Pontiac, Ill. Chris and his family moved to Corwith in 1948, where he farmed with his uncle Bill and Bill’s wife, Esta, on the land he later purchased and still owns. In 1979, he and Vivian built a home in Corwith and moved. Vivian later became ill and died in 1981. Chris was married to Carol Fox Nuehring on Feb. 14, 1982 in Klemme. They continued living in Corwith. Chris farmed all of his life and readily contributed to the community. He served as a founding board member of the Corwith Co-op, helping form what is now an essential part of the town and community. He and Vivian were active members of the First Baptist Church in Corwith, where Chris served as a member of the Building Committee when the new church was constructed in 1953. He participated in many church activities through the years, and later joined the United Methodist Church in Corwith. Chris partnered with Elmer Marr and traveled throughout the Midwest doing construction work for Farmland Industries. He loved to recount their adventures to anyone who would listen. He was an avid hunter, and particularly enjoyed the deer and elk trips to Montana and Wyoming. Fishing trips included routine jaunts to Canada and the local lakes with family and friends. As he moved toward retirement, Chris enjoyed golf, especially with Carol, and friends in Florida. Travels included Alaska, California, Texas and many other states, visiting friends and family everywhere he went.

Chris became a resident of the Kanawha Community Home in Kanawha on Dec. 27, 2004. He died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt, with his wife, Carol, and family by his side. Chris was 85. Chris is survived by his wife, Carol, of Corwith; and his children: Charles E. Schulz, Kansas City, Mo., Chris A. Schulz, Corwith, Nancy C. Noack and husband, Len, Scottsdale, Ariz., Renelda J. Riffe and husband, Don, Cordova, Tenn., and Mary C. Swenson and husband, Bruce, Scottsdale, Ariz. Also surviving are two stepdaughters, Pat Anderson and husband, Rick, Lenexa, Kan., and Donna Tiedeman and husband, Doug, Mason City; 14 grandchildren: George, Melanie, Wendy, Leonard, Connie, Sheryl, Kelly, Bret, Lindsy, Nicole, Joshua, Chris M., Deanna and Devon; 10 great-grandchildren: Dustin, Ben, Brianna, Thomas, Taylor, Connor, Keily, Dylan, Drake and Samantha; and five step grandchildren: Jason, Sarah, Lindsay, Brian and Richard. Also surviving are two brothers, Raleigh Schulz and wife, Delores, Sauneman, Ill., and Leroy Schulz, Wesley. Chris was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Vivian; four brothers: George, Frank, Robert and Richard; daughter, Ruth Ann; grandson, Larry; and step-daughter, Peg (Dan) Herring. Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home.