Obit: Schultz, Donald #3 (1929 - 2011)

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Surnames: Schultz, Buettner, Larsen, Lamon, Dunlap, Heck, Hribar

----Source: The Loyal TRG  (Loyal, Clark County, Wis  16 Feb 2011)

Schultz, Donald  (02 DEC 1929-12 FEB 2011)

Donald G. Schultz, 81, Greenwood, died on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his family, under the care of Ministry Home Hospice. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 17, at Gesche Funeral Home, Neillsville, and again for one hour prior to funeral services t 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, at Gesche Funeral Home, Neillsville. Interment will be in the Neillsville Cemetery, with lunch to follow at the Neillsville Legion Hall. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Todd, Heath, Craig, Jason, Nathan, and Lucas. Honorary pallbearers will be his fellow truck driving team, Gilbert Spaeth, Jerry Smith, Roger Luchterhand, Ken Lovstad, Wayne Gower, Ray Sawyer, Verlyn Shaw, Del Greunke, Wally Wallace, Gene Huth, Hubert Pischel and Burton Potts.

Donald  Otto Schultz was born on Dec. Dec. 2, 1929, in the town of Weston, Clark County, to Otto and Vivian (nee Buettner) Schultz. He attended Globe Grade School and Greenwood High School. He married Betty J. Larsen on Aug. 9, 1949. They farmed on his home farm until moving to Marshfield in 1957, where he began his 30 years as a long distance truck driver—most of those years for Schneider Transport. They returned to the farm in 1963. He retired in 1987 and he and Betty spent many years traveling in their 5^th-wheel camper. He enjoyed camping with Northwoods HitchHiker Club, and wintering in Arizona and Texas. He was a member of Globe Green Lighters Snowmobile Club. He was born and died in the same house in which he raised his family. He enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and being with his family. He enjoyed working with his hands, especially creating beautiful stained glass pieces. He always had an idea about how to do something better. He loved Ford pickups and John Deere tractors. He would give directions to anyone and knew all of the major highways and routes all over the United States from being a trucker. Even in the last few weeks of his life, he asked for his atlas. He always had something to say, especially a joke. He was fun to play dominos and cards with, and he usually won.

Survivors include his wife, Betty, their five children, Karalee (Don) Lamon, Rozellville, Karen (Barry) Dunlap, Dorchester, Kay (Tracy) Heck, Greenwood, Tammy (Lud Jr.) Hribar, Waunakee, and Tim (Jane Emling) Schultz, Greenwood; 13 grandchildren, Nathan and Anna Lamon, Todd Dunlap and Marcie Umbs, Heath and Craig Heck, Megan, Kelsy and Rylee Hribar, and Jason Didier, Kristi Schoengarth, Kelly Benecke and Lucas Schultz; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Howard (Joyce) Schultz, Greenwood, and Bob (Angie) Schultz, Greenwood; one sister, Ruth (Bob) Lechner, Kenosha; and one sister-in-law, Doris, Camanche, Iowa.

He was preceded I death by his parents, and one brother, Wilburt.

Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com.

The Gesche Funeral Home, Neillsville, is assisting the family with arrangements.