Larry J. Schultz

January 28, 2015

Larry J. Schultz, 65, of Panora, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Bay Area Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd ST. SE, Mason City. Officiating will be the Rev. Wendy Johannesen. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 pm Tuesday at the funeral home and again one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be in Park Cemetery, Nora Springs, Iowa. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Larry J. Schultz memorial fund. You may share condolences, obituary and picture on the www.Fullertonfh.com web site and the Facebook/Fullertonfuneralhome, pages. Larry was born in Charles City the son of Albert and LaVon Schultz. He eventually became one of eight siblings. He graduated from Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock schools. He then graduated from Northwest Vocational School in Sheldon, Iowa as a power lineman. For the next 44 years he worked as a power lineman for Butler County REC, spending 30 years in the field and the remaining 14 as a member service representative and marketing director, retiring in September of 2013. Larry was united in marriage to Sandra DeNoble on November 29, 1968 in George, Iowa. To this union was born two sons, Lance and Lorin Schultz. After 25 years they parted, but remained friends. Larry enjoyed doing carpentry on the side, working on houses, improving and selling them and helping his boys with various projects. He had a great joy working and being in the outdoors. He was a bow/black powder deer hunter and was most avid about his fishing trips. He enjoyed annual trips to Canada with his sons, friends, and his brothers, as well as taking his boys Salmon and Walleye fishing to Lake Michigan, Mille Lacs, and Baudette. In his younger years he sang with his church group and traveled to area churches to perform with others. He still came home and would share with guitar and song with his family. He attended many sporting events with this family which included watching his son coach wrestling, the granddaughter’s softball/volleyball games, and the grandson's football games. After retirement, Larry moved from Waverly, IA to Panora, IA to be closer to his boys and grandchildren. Those who shared Larry’s wonderful life includes his sons, Lance and his wife Kristina of Panora and Lorin Schultz of Des Moines, four grandchildren, Sydnie, Madison, Devin and Aidin Schultz, step-granddaughters Jessica and Megan Coon, brothers and sisters Virginia Brown, Britt, IA; Virgil, New Concord, NC; Dan (Sue) Schultz, Stillwater, MN; Mark (Beth) Schultz, Gales Ferry, CT; Duane (Jane) Schultz, Iowa Falls, IA; Peggy Cheney, Indianola, IA; and Ben (Valerie) Schultz, Des Moines. Larry also had numerous nieces, nephews, and close friends (fishing buddies). His parents, Brother-in-Law Roger Cheney, Sister-in Law Claudia Brown, and nephew Doug Brown preceded him in death.