He was married on November 23, 1950 to Frances Adams
who survives. He was the father of Jack (Betinha),
Jane (Bill) Herman, Joe (deceased 1971), Mary (Jeff)
Lacksen, Ann (Dennis) Deters, Jim (Laura), Nancy
(Roy) Schmidt, Bob (Audra) as well as 15 grandsons
and 6 granddaughters. He is survived by sisters
Esther Hardiek and Alberta Schultz.
He was president of the J. M. Schultz Seed
Company in Dieterich until retirement and served
as president or a director on twenty corporate
boards, including the Effingham State Bank and
First National Bank of Dieterich. He served as
manager of the J. M. Schultz Investment Company
for forty years. He was the founder of AKRA Builders
in 1974, a member of the Agricultural Economics
Board of the University of Illinois and was associated
with the construction of The Cross on Interstates
57/70.
In 1950’s, he was
responsible for drilling four of the most productive
oil wells in southern Indiana, as well as production
of oil in Michigan, North Dakota, and Oklahoma.
Since retirement in 1988, he along with his
wife were members of Laubach Literacy and Habitat
for Humanity in Arizona. They both spent time in
Poland and Spain with Global Volunteers, teaching
English to school children in those countries. He
was a life-long, diehard Cub fan.
He was a former member of Our lady of Lourdes
Church in Sun City West and St. Francis Church in
Teutopolis. He served for twenty years as trustee
at St. Francis. He was a former member of The Third
Order of St. Francis and a member of St. Anthony
of Padua Church in Effingham.
Preceding him in death were his parents, his
son (Joe), two brothers and two sisters.
A memorial service will be held Friday, October
10, 2003 at St. Anthony Church in Effingham at 7:00
PM. Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM until 7:00
PM prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that
donations be made to the Cross Foundation Building
Fund; PO Box 808; Effingham, IL 62401.
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