Christian Graveside Services For Dolores “Dee” Schulz, age 80, of Wayne, will be held on Saturday, June 13th at 11:00 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Wayne. Following Directed Health Measures of Social Distancing, please bring lawn chairs. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 12th from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne. We will be following guidelines for gatherings, allowing 25 people in the church at any one time. Arrangements are with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne. Memorials may be directed to Dee’s family for later designation. She passed away May 22nd, at Country View Estates in Wayne.
Dolores Marie “Dee” Schulz was born June 7, 1939, on a farm near Dixon, Nebraska to Leslie “Lec” and Mary (McCaw) Doescher. She graduated from Dixon High School and received a Teaching Degree from Wayne State College. Upon graduation she taught school for several years. Dee married Vern H. Schulz on June 1st, 1963, at Grace Lutheran Church in Wayne. The couple lived on a farm South of Wayne before moving to town. They started and operated a Taxi service called “Wayne Yellow Cab” for a number of years before Dee began babysitting out of their home. They expanded the business into “Kiddie World Day Care Center” which she ran for many years until she retired. After retirement, she worked at “Carlson Clearwater Fish Farm”, “Kids Closet” and the “Card Store”. For 13 years, Dee and Vern became “Winter Texans” in Edinburg, TX making many new friends and enjoying their retirement. She was a member of Our Savior Church, WELCA and enjoyed gardening, canning, volunteering and traveling with family and friends. She most of all loved her grandchildren and attending their activities and keeping up on their accomplishments by cutting out paper clippings and scrapbooking.
Dolores is survived by her husband, Vern; sons, Rocci (Nannette) Schulz of Spring, TX and Terry (Teresa) Schulz of Wayne: grandchildren, Jaci (Jordan) Whittaker of Houston, TX, Kyli Schulz of Cincinnati, OH, Ande Schulz of Wayne, NE, Nathan Schulz of College Station, TX and Aliah Schulz of Wayne, NE; siblings, Darrell Doescher of Wayne, Keith (Jo) Doescher of Orchard, NE, Donna (Gordan) Miller of Norfolk, NE and Donovan Doescher of Wayne, NE; many nieces and nephews.
Dolores was preceded in death by her parents; a sister; a brother, Kenneth Doescher; in-laws, Evelyn Doescher, Don and Sandra Schulz.