Michael Schultz 1968-2016
Michael L. “Mike” Schultz, 47, Hoyt, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, from injuries he received while in the line of duty with Hoyt Rural Fire District No. 3.
He was born Nov. 21, 1968 at Rockford, Ill., the son of Robert L. and Mary Campbell Schultz. Mike grew up in Winnebago, Ill., and graduated from Winnebago High School in 1987. He attended Rock Valley Community College.
Mike lived in the Hoyt community many years. He was a milk truck driver for S&K Inc. Hoyt. He had worked for Waste Management for the past 23 years. Mike was a Captain with Hoyt Rural Fire District No. 3 and had nearly 25 years of service with the department.
He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He always supported his children in all of their adventures. He was an avid football fan and enjoyed counting down the days before kickoff. But most of all he was passionate about being a fireman and the fire department. Mike was baptized in 1991 and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hoyt.
On Nov. 17, 1990, he was united in marriage to Mickie Roy at Rockford, Ill. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include his mother, Mary (Martin) Musso, Rockton, Ill.; his children, Gabriel (Bailey Fund) Schultz, Hoyt, Megan (Zack Romine) Schultz, Burlingame, and Garrett Schultz and Gage Schultz, both of the home.; his granddaughter Adelynn; a special stepsister, Triscia Nally, Dixon, Ill.; two stepbrothers and two stepsisters. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Roy “Buddy” and Ruth Campbell.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 1 at Northland Christian Church, 3102 N.W. Topeka Blvd., Topeka. Interment followed in Mayetta Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Hoyt, Hoyt Rural Fire District No. 3 or Michael Schultz Memorial Fund, sent in care of Denison State Bank, 210 Kansas Highway 214, P.O. Box 283, Hoyt, KS 66440; or Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hoyt, KS 66440. To leave online condolences please go to www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com
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