Richard "Dick" R. Schultz's Obituary
Richard 'Dick' Ronald Schultz, age 76, of Waupaca, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully at home with family present on August 8, 2022.
Dick was born on May 3, 1946 to Richard and Linnea (Johnson) Schultz in his parent's farm house at Rural Route Bowler, Wisconsin. He was the youngest of nine children. Dick's siblings included two sisters and six brothers. At age nine his parents moved to another farm at rural Tigerton, Wisconsin. Dick graduated from Tigerton High School in 1964. He dairy farmed with his dad at Tigerton for a few years before purchasing a farm at rural Bowler. Dick married Sandy Schoepke on the 'Chief Waupaca' paddle boat at Clear Water Harbor on August 1, 1987. He managed Waupaca Farm and Garden Center for several years and then joined the Waupaca Foundry in February of 1982. Dick retired in May of 2008 with 26 years of excellent service.
Dick and Sandy have been members of Trinity Lutheran Church for more than 35 years. They have been privileged to travel together reaching destinations to the east like the State of Maine and to the west, the Hawaii Islands. They enjoyed visiting popular tourist cities including New Orleans, Branson, Nashville, Niagara Falls and they also explored much of Wisconsin. For 35 years they began each day with a game of Yahtzee before they did anything else. Dick loved their Crystal River home and the family enjoyed growing up there. He manicured his large lawn with three different sized John Deere tractors and various JD attachments. On nice days he enjoyed driving his 1966 Cherry-Red Mustang Convertible. Dick collected model cars, tractors and various kinds of farm equipment that reminded him of earlier days.
Dick is survived by his wife, Sandy, two daughters; Linn Schultz and Jill (Kris) Parrott, three sons;
David, Steven, and Rick. There are eleven grandchildren; Alejandra and Isaac Schultz; Marrick, Autumn, MacKenzie, Ayden and Maddison Schultz; Khiana, Ricky and Kailen Schultz; and Shae Parrott. One brother, Dennis (Sharon) Schultz and one sister-in-law, Ina Schultz.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Linnea Schultz, two sisters; Dorothy (Rudy) Larson and Elaine (Wayne) Thoma, five brothers; Verlyn (Joyce), Lindy, Elton, William and David Schultz.
Funeral Services for Dick will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until time of services at the Church. Live stream will be available at clickhere Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca is assisting the family with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established in Dick’s name. Online condolences expressed at http://www.hollyfuneralhome.com
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