Eldon A. Schultz
February 12, 1925 ~ April 18, 2009
Schultz, Eldon A., 84, peacefully entered eternal life on April 18, 2009. He was a resident of The Family Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wichita, KS. He was born February 12, 1925, in Protection, KS, the son of Albert and Karoline Ratzlaff Schultz. He graduated from the Bluff Creek Comanche county Public School in 1939. He was drafted by the Armed Services at the age of 18 and served his country as a Sergeant with the Acorn Unit of the Armys 87th Infantry Division in Germany during World War II. A resident of Hutchinson for 14 years, moving there from Coldwater, KS, where he was a farmer and rancher for44 years. He was a member of the First Mennonite Church and he volunteered his carpentry skills for the Mennonite Central committee and Urban Ministries. Throughout his life, he joined the Mennonite Disaster Service to aid victims of tornadoes and floods. He served as a board member at The Mennonite Manor Retirement Community from 2000 through 2004. His wife of 60 years, N. Jean Schultz, preceded him in death, as well as his parents and brothers, Vernon and Wilmer Schultz. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia A. Wedel, of Wichita, Pamela L. Thomas and husband Gary, of Edmond, OK, Phyllis J. McNickle, of Wenatchee, WA; brother, John Schultz and sister Elsie Knabe, both of Albany, OR, and a sister Marie Selzer, of Sharon Springs, KS; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Viewing hours will be 12:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Wednesday and Thursday at Downing Lahey Mortuary West, 10515 W. Maple, Wichita, KS. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, April 24, 2009 at First Mennonite Church, Hutchinson, with Pastors Debbie Schmidt and Miles Reimer presiding. Burial will be at Penwell-Gabels Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market, Wichita, KS, 67202, and The Lewy Body Dementia Association, P.O. Box 451429, Atlanta, GA, 31145.
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Sorry to hear of your father’s death. It is hard to lose both parents and know we are the older generation. I really appreciated getting to know both of your parents when I was growing up. I have come to realize years later how much of the influence of the ‘older generation’ at our times has worn off on me. Our prayers will be with you as you adjust to Eldon’s loss.
Dear Patti, Pam, Phyllis and families, We are sad to learn of your father’s passing, and we give you our sympathy. We have good memories of your dad working in the Mennonite Church at Protection. He was very faithful and a good man. We appreciated his life. May the Lord give you peace, and comfort your hearts. You are in our prayers.