Robert E Schultz
d. October 21, 2004
Robert E Schultz
Robert Edward Schultz, age 72, of Mankato, died Thursday, October 21, 2004 at Oaklawn Health Care Center after an 18 year battle with Parkinsons Disease and a 15 year battle with heart disease and diabetes.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Congregational UCC in Mankato with Rev. Albert H. Thompson, III officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. Memorials are preferred to First Congregational UCC or the South Central Parkinsons Support Group.
Bob was born to Lillian (Davis) and Erick Schultz on February 11, 1932 in Rochester. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1951 and attended the University of Minnesota and Mankato State University. He graduated from Dunwoody Institute in Architectural Drafting and Estimating in 1958. He served with the US Army in Korea in the 204th Engineers Dump Truck Company, where he was a wheel vehicle mechanic and parts clerk. He married Georgia Jo Enfield on February 8, 1953. He was employed at Erickson Petroleum Company (Holiday Station Stores) in Bloomington for 31 years as a Construction Supervisor.
Although Bob and Jo lived in Bloomington for over 30 years, they also had a home on Madison Lake (built by Bob) where they retired. They enjoyed vacations at this location since 1954, until it became their permanent home. Bob will be remembered as the always willing to help neighbor. He loaned out tools, his truck, and used his expertise on many projects. Neighbor kids brought him flat bike tires, swimming tubes to be inflated, bird nests, snakes, frogs, turtles, and stray animals for his assistance.
He enjoyed fishing, skin diving, swimming, water skiing and riding his Big Red three-wheeler and John Deere lawn tractor. He played cards, walked dogs, watched over others homes and visited with his many friends. We will miss him. Oh how well miss him " Big Bob, everybodys friend.
Bob was a member of Mankato Lodge #12 AF & AM in Mankato, the First Congregational UCC, and the Madison Lake Area Historical Society.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Georgia Jo Schultz of Madison Lake; two sons, Gregory Schultz of Crystal, MN, Grant (Diane) Schultz of Rupert, Idaho; five grandchildren, Chandos Schultz, Justine (Chad) Johnson all of Crystal, Trevor, Tianna, and Tayla Schultz of Idaho; step-grandson, Tyler Tolman of Idaho; sister, Marilyn (Lewis) Sampson of Minneapolis; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his red pick-up and his toolbox.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter-in-law,Paula (Ewert) Schultz, and two brothers, Earl and Howard Schultz.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Congregational UCC in Mankato with Rev. Albert H. Thompson, III officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Mankato Mortuary and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Monday. Memorials are preferred to First Congregational UCC or the South Central Parkinsons Support Group.
Bob was born to Lillian (Davis) and Erick Schultz on February 11, 1932 in Rochester. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1951 and attended the University of Minnesota and Mankato State University. He graduated from Dunwoody Institute in Architectural Drafting and Estimating in 1958. He served with the US Army in Korea in the 204th Engineers Dump Truck Company, where he was a wheel vehicle mechanic and parts clerk. He married Georgia Jo Enfield on February 8, 1953. He was employed at Erickson Petroleum Company (Holiday Station Stores) in Bloomington for 31 years as a Construction Supervisor.
Although Bob and Jo lived in Bloomington for over 30 years, they also had a home on Madison Lake (built by Bob) where they retired. They enjoyed vacations at this location since 1954, until it became their permanent home. Bob will be remembered as the always willing to help neighbor. He loaned out tools, his truck, and used his expertise on many projects. Neighbor kids brought him flat bike tires, swimming tubes to be inflated, bird nests, snakes, frogs, turtles, and stray animals for his assistance.
He enjoyed fishing, skin diving, swimming, water skiing and riding his Big Red three-wheeler and John Deere lawn tractor. He played cards, walked dogs, watched over others homes and visited with his many friends. We will miss him. Oh how well miss him " Big Bob, everybodys friend.
Bob was a member of Mankato Lodge #12 AF & AM in Mankato, the First Congregational UCC, and the Madison Lake Area Historical Society.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Georgia Jo Schultz of Madison Lake; two sons, Gregory Schultz of Crystal, MN, Grant (Diane) Schultz of Rupert, Idaho; five grandchildren, Chandos Schultz, Justine (Chad) Johnson all of Crystal, Trevor, Tianna, and Tayla Schultz of Idaho; step-grandson, Tyler Tolman of Idaho; sister, Marilyn (Lewis) Sampson of Minneapolis; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his red pick-up and his toolbox.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter-in-law,Paula (Ewert) Schultz, and two brothers, Earl and Howard Schultz.
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