OBITUARY: Fred John Schulze, Mitchell County, Iowa

(1966)



               FRED J. SCHULZE FUNERAL HELD AT ST. PETER LUTHERAN

Fred John Schulze, son of George and Elizabeth Decker Schulze, was born
Mar. 17, 1892[?] in Adams township Mower County, Minn. (March 1966)

He was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. G. Langrebe of St. Peter Lutheran
Church of Toeterville.

He attended public school in Adams township near Rose Creek, Minn. When a
young man he moved with his parents to a farm near Toeterville and resided
in that area the rest of his life.

He entered the Armed Forces February 2, 1918 and left for overseas duty in
July that same year. He served with the Casualty Detachment 538, 163rd
Demolition Battalion, arriving back in the U.S. May 12, 1919. He received
his honorary discharge at Camp Dodge, Iowa May 24, 1919.

He was engaged in farming most of his life with the exception of a few
years when he was employed for the Toeterville Lumber Company.

Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Westrem of Toeterville and Mrs.
Clarence (Rena) Ruehlow of Mason City; three brothers, Ed of Stacyville;
Erwin of Toeterville and Lloyd of Pipestone, Minn. and six nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers who died in infancy.

He was a member of the Walter E. Enneberg American Legion Post 358 at
St. Ansgar.

Honorary pallbearers were Arthur Kruger, Kenneth Zuehl, Rufus Preim, Ervin
Dieterich, Are Bisbee and Norris Anderson.

Casket bearers were Howard Belz, Melvin Gerbig, William Bowers, Darwin
Fossey, Frederick Bruggeman and Arleigh Geffert.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March 8 at St. Peter Lutheran church
in Toeterville,

with the Rev. Wm. Kamke officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery
at Toeterville.



Copyright (c) 2002 by Marilyn O'Connor
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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