George Schultz

George Schultz IRON MOUNTAIN - George "Cuzy" Schultz, 72, of 818 East I St., Iron Mountain, died suddenly Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, of an apparent heart attack. He was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Marquette, son of the late George and Lillian (LeQuia) Schultz. His family moved to Kingsford at the age of two and he has been a lifelong resident of the area. He graduated from Kingsford High School in 1947. George married Mickey Meagher on June 27, 1953, at St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church. He had worked for the Esser Glass Co. as a glazer for 10 years before buying St. George Glass Co. with his business partner, Bob Capra. He retired from the glass business in 1984 and then worked as a custodian for St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church for many years. George enjoyed hunting and fishing and loved to work in the yard and watch birds. He was an avid Mountaineer and University of Michigan fan. He loved his only granddaughter and best friend dearly and was affectionately known as Ga-ga by her. He is survived by his wife, Mickey; a son, Michael (Laurie) Schultz of Niagara, Wis.; a daughter, Mary (Patt) Burgess of Breitung Township; a granddaughter, Abby Burgess; two brothers, Robert (Pat) Schultz of New Ulm, Minn. and William (Sharon) Schultz of Sun City West, Ariz.; two sisters-in-law, Germaine (Dudleigh) Schroder of Escanaba and Corrine (Roger) Palmcook of Aurora, Wis.; a brother-in-law, Ted (Pat) Meagher of Iron Mountain; an aunt and uncle, Celina and Tony Crnkovich of Ishpeming and many nieces and nephews, including two special great-nieces, Allie and Alyssa Grassmyer. Visitation will be held Sunday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home and at 10 a.m. at St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church. Fr. Daniel Zaloga will offer the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Dickinson County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Patt Burgess, Ted Meagher, Roger Palmcook, Forrest Rousseau, Dudleigh Schroder, Gary Vicenzi. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain.

George Schultz

October 23, 2002