Jerry Alan Schultz, age 70, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at Golden Age Manor in Amery, Wisconsin. Jerry was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, March 6, 1948, to Donald and Wilma (Livingston) Schultz and was raised on a family farm near Walton, Nebraska. He was baptized on April 18, 1948, at Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Walton and confirmed on June 10, 1962. He graduated from University High School (1966), St. John's College (1968), Concordia Senior College (1970), and Concordia Seminary-in-Exile (1974). He was ordained November 17, 1974. Pastor Jerry served St. Paul's Lutheran in Aberdeen, Idaho; Faith Lutheran in rural Logansport, Indiana, and St. Peter's Lutheran in Camden, Indiana; and Deronda Lutheran and Little Falls Lutheran in rural Amery, Wisconsin, before retiring in 2013. On June 23, 1973, he married Katherine L. Busch in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. They had three daughters: Emily, Anna, and Sarah.
Jerry was a sports enthusiast, enjoying especially football, basketball, and horseshoe pitching! In his spare time he looked forward to gardening, singing, and woodworking. He spent several years in the Indianhead Barbershop Chorus and participated in the Amery Community Theater. Like his mother, he was a life-long University of Nebraska football fan!
He is preceded in death by his parents, father-in-law (Rev. E.D. Busch), brother-in-law (Ted Busch), and daughter (Emily Marie). He is survived by his wife, Katherine Schultz; daughters, Anna (and Ivan) Grimm, and Sarah (and Brian) Doyle; grandchildren, Everett Grimm, Fitzpatrick Doyle, Elizabeth Doyle, and a new arrival in August 2019; brothers, Glen (and Teresa) Schultz, Gale (and Lynne) Schultz; and many other relatives and friends. Memorials will be directed to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Division of Ministry.
Visitation for Jerry will be from 4 to 7 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at the Williamson – White Funeral Home in Amery, WI, and 1 hour prior to services at the church. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Amery. A private family interment will take place at a later date at the Lakeview Cemetery in Kendallville, Indiana.