Lloyd G. Schultz

Lloyd Gustav Schultz, age 84, of Belle Plaine, died, April 18, 2014 at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home. Funeral Services will be Tues, April 22, at St. John Lutheran Church in Belle Plaine at 11a.m. Visitation 4 to 8 pm on Monday at Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine with a short veterans service at 7 p.m .and 1 hour prior to the services at the church on Tuesday. Interment, with military honors, will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Belle Plaine. He is survived by wife of 61 years, Lorraine; children, Doug (Carol), Dave (Cindy), Brad (Sue), Renee, Donald (Tara), Brian (Noreen) and Jean (Eric) Johnson; 17 grandchildren, Jacob (Katy), Janelle, Ali, Tony (fiance, Taylor Gilmour), Courtney, Pat (Jen), Mike (fiance, Jen Hunter), Matt, Colin, Aidan, Kellan, Tucker, Michael, Nick, Elizabeth, Lauren and Rachel; Great-grandchildren, Caroline, Abigail, Luke and CeCe; sister, Mildred Borchardt. Brothers-in-laws and sister-in-laws, Fred and Lorrie Keup, Pat Keup and Marty Siemon. He was preceded by parents, Tony Lillian Schultz, sister, Irma Siemon and brothers-in-law, Norman Borchardt Paul Keup. Lloyd was born on September 26, 1929 in Belle Plaine Township to Anton and Lillian (Otto) Schultz. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School and helped on the family farm. After serving in the U. S. Army he married Lorraine Keup on April 8, 1953 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. They farmed in Faxon Township, Sibley County for 45 years and he also was a rural mail carrier in the Belle Plaine area for 26 years. They retired to Belle Plaine in 1998. In his retirement years he worked part time for Minnesota Valley Electric, Stier Bus Service, Fenske Funeral Home and the Belle Plaine Co-op. Lloyd was a life-long Belle Plaine town team baseball enthusiast having played the game, volunteered his time for the baseball association and served on the baseball board. For over 30 years he served on the Chain Gang for the high school football games. He also had a love of bowling and playing cards. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, American Legion and the Vets Club.