Lyle Schultz, 88, of Riceville, Iowa passed away Thursday, May 24, 2001 at the Riceville Community Rest Home in Riceville.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 29, 2001 at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Riceville, Iowa with Rev. Michael Parris officiating. A graveside committal service was held at North Prairie Cemetery in rural Lake Mills, Iowa. Lindstrom Funeral Home of Riceville handled arrangements.

Lyle was born August 18, 1912 in Marble Rock, Iowa, son of George and Bessie Wagner Schultz. He was united in marriage to Leona Groth on June 30, 1938 at Maple Leaf Lutheran Church in rural Elma, Iowa. He was engaged in farming most of his life and was a mechanic for International Harvester. He married Myrtle Brackey on March 12, 1960 at North Prairie Church in Lake Mills, Iowa.

Survivors include: one daughter, Betty Borchardt and her husband Del of Riceville, Iowa; one son, Leland Shultz and his wife Sandra of Panama City, Flor.; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two step-daughters, Alice Wehner of Albert Lea, Minn, and Helen Allison and her husband Kent of Albert Lea, Minn.; and two step-sons, Duane Brackey and his wife Arlys of Lake Mills, Iowa and Parnell Brackey and his wife Marjorie of Emmons, Minn.; eight step-grandchildren; 21 step-great-grandchildren and a one step-great-great-grand-child.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Leona Schreiber on December 23, 2000 and his wife Myrtle T. Schultz on February 12, 1994 and one sister, Audrey Baldwin.

Source: Riceville Recorder; May 31, 2001 Page 13
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee
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