Dr. Richard A. Schutte was born on March 13, 1930 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was the son of Ed and Lucille Schutte. He grew up in Sheboygan and graduated from Central High School. He went on to attend Lakeland College and then Marquette Dental School. From 1951 until 1955 he served in the United States Navy. Three years were served in the Fleet Marine Force and one year was in the Korean War as a Dental Corpsman. He was united in marriage to Marian and together they had five children. He started practicing dentistry in Amery in 1960. Doc Schutte was united in marriage to Corrine "Cory" Athmann. He was active in civic organizations serving in the Amery Lions Club, Amery Community Club, where he served as president, eight years on Amery City Council, and the Amery Golf Board. Doc was one of the charted members of the red coated Amery Ambassadors. He was a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery and helped establish their food pantry. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus where he was an official "brat fryer". He also served as a reader and Eucharistic Minister at the church. Doc Schutte was an avid golfer and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He has struggled with declining health through the past months. He passed away at the Amery Regional Medical Center on Thursday, July 21, 2011.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and former wife Marian. Surviving family members are his wife Cory; children: Richard (Karen) Schutte, Susan Schutte, Brian Schutte, Todd Schutte and Jennifer (Paul) Mikalofsky, Tom (Robin) Athmann ; eight grandchildren, sister Barbara Hennen and other relatives and many, many friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday July 27, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery. There will be a visitation on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home and for the hour prior to the service at the church. A private interment will take place at the Amery Cemetery at a later date.