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Paul Schuldt

1920 - 1976

Brother of Titonka Woman Passes Away

Services for Dr. Paul Schuldt, 55, who passed away August 7 at Mentor Ohio, were held Monday, August 9 at Hoperidge United Methodist Church there.  Another service was held August 12 in the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme.  Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery.

Dr. Schuldt, the son of Herman and Emila Schuldt, was born near Klemme on Dec. 25, 1920.  He later graduated from the Klemme High School and Iowa State Teachers College.  During World War II he served with the Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946 as a radar officer.  He remained with the reserves unit until 1958, having attained the rank of captain.

He received his master's and PhD in 1951 from ISU.  From 1959 through 1961 he was with the Boyce Institute for Plant Research at Yonkers, N.Y.  In 1961 he became employed with the Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co. of Painesville, Ohio.  At the time of his death he was with T.R. Evans Research Center of Painesville.

Survivors include his wife, Esther; one daughter, Linda and one son, Steven, both at home; a sister, Mrs. Ted (Mabel) Dunmire of Titonka; and a niece, Thea of Iowa City.

source: Titonka Topic, 19 Aug 1976, page 1, column 3

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Former Klemme Resident Dies In Ohio

Dr. Paul Schuldt, 55, died Saturday, August 7, in Mentor, Ohio.

Schuldt was the son of Herman and Emila (Haupt) Schuldt, born near Klemme, on December 25, 1920. He later graduated from the Klemme High School and Iowa State Teachers College. During World War II, Schuldt served with the Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946, as a radar officer. He remained with the reserves unit until 1958, having attained the rank of captain.

Schuldt received his master's and PhD in 1951 at ISU. From 1959 through 1961 he was with Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Yonkers, New York. In 1961 he became employed with the Diamond Shamrock Chemical Company of Painesville, Ohio.

At the time of his death, Schuldt was with T. R. Evans Research Center of Painesville.

He was a member of the American Phytopathological Society, American Chemical Science, Iowa, N. E. Weed Control Society and honorary societies of Beta Beta Beta, Lambda Delta Lambda, Blue Key, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi.

Funeral services were held Monday, August 9, at 1:00 at Hoperidge United Methodist Church, Mentor, Ohio. Another service will be held Thursday, August 12 at 2:00 p.m. in the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme. The Rev. James Laak will preside at the Klemme service.

Surviving Schuldt is his wife, Esther, one daughter, Linda and one son, Steven, both at home, a sister (Mabel) Mrs. Red Dunmire of Titonka and a niece, Thea of Iowa City.

Burial will be in the Ell Township Cemetery.

Bohn Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

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Paul Herman Schuldt: born 25 Dec 1920 - died 7 Aug 1976 Ohio

Grave marker at Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa - Block 4, Lot 5

Son of Herman J Schuldt, born 1879 - died 1968 and Emelia Haupt, born 1886 - died 1932

 

Husband of: Esther Bertha Evans, born 1921 - died 2009