William Fred Schultz

HERINGTON - William Fred Schultz, of Herington, died Friday, December 30th, 2016, at the Legacy of Herington care facility.  He was born on August 23rd, 1920, north of Woodbine, the son of William H. and Sarah (Beckel) Schultz.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, Jan. 5th, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of Herington, with Rev. Darrell Geist, officiating. Burial will follow at the Sunset Hill Cemetery of Herington. There will be a family visitation Wednesday evening, January 4th, 2017, at the Zeiner Funeral Home-Herington Chapel, from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm.

He worked at Ehrsam’s of Enterprise for 39 years and then went to work at a similar company in Junction City until he retired.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church and enjoyed bible study, Sunday School, and the monthly fellowship and programs with the Baptist men. For more than twenty years, he and his wife would go camping.  They belonged to the Kansas Campers (the Bug Beaters), and the National Campers and Hikers Assn.

He was married to Edna Matthews, on July 25, 1958, at the First Baptist Church in Herington, and she preceded him in death on April 10, 2015.  He is preceded in death by four brothers:  Adolf,  Leslie, Merle, Clarence; six sisters:  Lela Sweigart, Sylvia Cornwell, Lillian Gentz, Irene Elliott, Genevieve Roehrman, Gladys Harrison; and his parents.

He is survived by his sister Norma Baker of Salina; and many nieces and nephews.

The family requests memorials to the First Baptist Church-Building Fund; and may be sent in care of the Zeiner Funeral Home, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449-3038.