Edwin Weber Schultz

Celebration of life service for Edwin W. Schultz, of Aurora, Colorado, formerly of Enid, will be 2:30 P.M., Friday, April 17, 2015, at the Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Edwin Schultz passed away April 9, 2015 in Aurora, Colorado at age 93. Edwin lived in Enid most of his life, moving to Colorado over a year ago to live with his granddaughter where he received loving care from Emily, husband Joe Medina, and family. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Nelle (Durham); parents August J. and Mary Etta (Mollie); brothers Floyd, Elmer, twins Robert and Rollin, and sister Florence. He is survived by his brother Harold of Enid; sons Rodney and Greg; grandchildren Emily, Ted, Megan, and Kurt; and great-grandchildren Niko, Jake, Emmett, Rodney, and Sam. Edwin’s parents were married in Enid in 1907 and farmed near Carrier. In 1913 they moved to Iowa where Edwin was born in Ft. Madison on December 30, 1921. The Schultz family moved back to Oklahoma in 1926. It was on the trip that the twins, Robert and Rollin fell ill, dying at the new farm near Carrier at 18 months old. Edwin graduated from Carrier High School and then John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas where he met Mary Durham. He enlisted in the Army and they were married while he was in flight training. Edwin qualified as a pilot in B-17s expecting to join the air war in Europe, but was switched to B-29s and went to Tinian in the Pacific instead. He flew over 20 combat missions to Japan and Korea and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission over Tokyo on May 24, 1945. After returning to Enid in 1946, he went to work for Union Equity. He worked on the construction of their newest grain elevator, “B”, and became the superintendent. His career with Union Equity spanned over 40 years. After retirement, he and Mary resided in Enid, but traveled to Europe, and trailered to Colorado in the summer and the Corpus Christ area in the winter. Fishing with the grandkids was a high priority. In his later years, he was an avid reader, liked to watch sports, and served as the neighborhood Grandpa, keeping an air tank handy to fill bike tires. He was a wonderful man who will be missed by all those whose lives he touched. Memorials may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Edwin Weber Schultz

December 30, 1921 - April 9, 2015