Albert Schuh 1924-2015
Albert Ronald Schuh, 91, Hoyt, died Saturday, July 11, 2015, at his home.
He was born Jan. 1, 1924, in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Carl and Elsie Henrietta Ochler Schuh. He attended Waterville High School until drafted into the military as a junior.
Mr. Schuh served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Machinist's Mate Second Class aboard the USS The Sullivans DD537. He had lived in the Hoyt community since 2006 and most of his life in San Diego, Calif. He was a supervisor for Rohr Industry, Inc. in Chula Vista, Calif., retiring after 38 years.
He was a member of Hoyt United Methodist Church.
He married Betty Brown-Lynch on May 9, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, Jon Schuh, Mayetta; a daughter, Susan Richardson, Mayetta; a sister, Marjorie Fisher, Waterville; a brother, Glennes Schuh, Blue Rapids; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a stepson, Dan Weltch; an infant sister, Barbara Ann Schuh; and four brothers, Carl, Walt, Arnold and Ronald Schuh.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hoyt United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors will follow in Riverside Cemetery at Waterville. Family will greet friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.
