William J. "Bill" Schultz

William J. “Bill” Schultz, 73, of Duncan passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023 at his home in Duncan.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Bill Schultz will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 2:00 PM at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, 2343 Navy Avenue in Duncan with Father Andrew Marr officiating. Burial will be at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Duncan.

Visitation for Bill Schultz will be held from 12:00 – 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan

William J. Schultz was born on March 31, 1950 to Felix and Jane (Nowak) Schultz in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He attended St. Casimir’s and Wells Public School in Wells, Minnesota. He moved to Britt, Iowa in 1968 and finished his senior year at Britt Community High School. He worked many years at Iowa Mold Tooling and later, Stellar in Garner, Iowa. He retired in 2014 and had a great retirement party at the Duncan Community Hall on March 22, 2015.

He was the primary caretaker for his mom and dad up to and including the time of their deaths. He was a wonderful son, brother, uncle and friend. He enjoyed working in his little woodworking shop. If you ever went to any craft shows, you probably saw his talents there. He enjoyed baking, cooking, barb-e-cueing, fishing, hunting and gardening. He also enjoyed an occasional visit to casino, card games, going out to lunch, and morning coffee with his good friends.

He was a very faithful servant to God, attending St. Wenceslaus in Duncan until his health started failing. Bill was a 3rd Degree Knight of Columbus and a member of the Jaycees.

Bill is survived by his sister Judy (Steve) Deetz, his niece, Rachel (Josh) Holthaus and children Riley and Wesley, his nephew, Scott (Sara) Deetz and children Landon, Scottie, Hayden and Haylee. He is also survived by aunts, an uncle, many cousins and friends.

Preceding him in death were his dad and mom, Felix and Jane Schultz, maternal grandparents, Joe and Ella Nowak, paternal grandparents, Gregory and Anna Schultz and many aunts and uncles.