J. Fred Schultz, 89, of Gettysburg, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Paramount Senior Living, Fayetteville, Pa.
He was born October 24, 1931, in Gettysburg, the son of the late Lloyd E. and Alice G. Hummelbaugh Schultz. Fred is survived by his wife of 65 years, Shelby Jean Herman Schultz; a son, Frederick Lloyd Schultz and his wife Susan Hottle-Schultz, of Annapolis, Md.; and a sister, Louise Krick, of Peoria, Ill.; along with several nieces and nephews. Fred was predeceased by a brother, Richard Schultz; and a sister, Doris Gouker.
After grade school at the one-room Belmont School on Route 30 West, Mr. Schultz was a graduate of the Gettysburg High School, Class of 1949, âthe â49ers.â After U.S. Army Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, he was transferred overseas to Collierâs End Camp, England, in the 928th Engineer Aviation Group, where he was once named âSoldier of the Month.â