Obit: Schultz, Elaine Lorraine (1931 - 2021)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Schultz, Scheelk, Haas, Heindl, Telford, Underwood, Fisher, Machon, Meyer, Edge, Jones, Phelps, Huckbody, Wussow, Skwarski, Damrow, Baumgartner, Smazal

----Source: Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home (Abbotsford, Clark Co., WI) 3/11/2021

Schultz, Elaine Lorraine (2 February 1931 – 9 March 2021)

Elaine Lorraine (Haas) Schultz, age 90, of Colby, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Marshfield Medical Center.

Elaine was born on February 2, 1931 the daughter of William Sr. and Edna (Scheelk) Haas. She attended rural school of Pleasant Valley in Stetsonville, Pleasant Hill of Colby and Zion Lutheran School in Colby, where she finished 8th grade before stopping her education to help on the family farm. Elaine was united in marriage to Jerome (Gramps) Schultz on July 23, 1949 at St. Mary’s Parsonage in Colby. He preceded her in death on August 27, 2011. Elaine worked as a waitress, a housekeeper at Zion Lutheran Church and The Colonial House in Colby, a daycare provided, a house/business cleaner, a mink farmer, and helped on the family farm.

Elaine was most noted as an incredible cook and baker, especially her delicious apple slices, apple kuchen and apple pies. She was sought after for her baking skills during the holidays, special occasions, Zion Lutheran and St. Mary’s Church events. She loved sharing her recipes with others.
Elaine was an avid gardener and love nurturing both her flowers and vegetables. She was a dedicated community volunteer at the Colby Historical Society and Zion Lutheran Sewing Circle. She was very active in homemakers groups and served as the Clark County President at one time. She was a Ladies Auxiliary Member at the VFW Post #2227 in Colby and a helper of the Hull-Holton farmers Union.

Upon her retirement, Elaine enjoyed reading a good book and appreciated the Colby Community Library assisting her in the selections. She is most known for cherishing her family, she loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and teaching them so many life lessons through books, games, and by simply “being present” for them. She truly enjoyed passing her skills of gardening, cooking, baking, canning, and storytelling to anyone who was interested, and her legacy will continue on for many generations. She had a life well lived.

Elaine is survived by her five children: Randy (Linda) Schultz of Sturgeon Bay, Sally (Jerome) Heindl of Colby, Kathy (Arlyn) Telford of Colby, Steve Schultz of Colby, and Amy (Mark) Underwood of Chippewa Falls; 9 grandchildren: Valerie (Ryan) Fisher of Union Grove, Todd Heindl of Colby, Tina (Jack) Machon of Stetsonville, Jamie (Tim) Meyer of Unity, Kent (Holly) Telford of Endeavor, Jeremy (Laura) Schultz of Sturgeon Bay, Mitchell Telford of Colby, Cassie (Adam) Edge of Chippewa Falls, and Nick (Mikala) Underwood of Chippewa Falls and 16 great-grandchildren: Carlee Jones, Cooper and Violet Heindl of Marshfield, Owen and Emmett Machon of Stetsonville, Tucker, Madison and Tate Meyer of Unity, Myla and Noah Telford of Endeavor, Danica Schultz of Sturgeon Bay, Jonathan Phelps, Isaac and Micah Edge of Chippewa Falls, and Everly and Lyla Underwood of Chippewa Falls. She is further survived by her two sisters: Ella Huckbody of Wausau and Doris Wussow of Marshfield; and in-laws: Maxine Haas of Colby, Marian Haas of Colby, and Bruce Wussow of Marshfield; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband: Jerome; four sisters: Rose Skwarski, Helen Damrow, Myrtle Baumgartner, and Irene Smazal; four brothers: Arthur Haas, Elmer (Jim Haas), George Haas, and William Haas Jr.; five brothers-in-law: William Skwarski, Howard Damrow, Howard Huckbody, Harold Baumgartner, and Eugene (Jack) Smazal; and two sisters-in-law: Isabelle Haas, and Evelyn Haas.

A Private Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford, WI. Family and friends can watch the service live on the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home Facebook page or after the service anytime on Facebook or the website. We encourage those in attendance to abide by the Covid-19 guidelines by sanitizing, wearing a mask (if able) and social distancing. A celebration of life will be held at a later date, open to public.

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