Geraldine R. Schultz, 88, Watseka, IL

Geraldine R. Schultz, 88, of Watseka, IL died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 at her home.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Segur-Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka and for one hour prior to the 11 a.m. service on Thursday, Dec. 10 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Watseka. The Rev. Donald Love will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Watseka.

Mrs. Schultz was born August 14, 1921 in East Lynn, IL, a daughter of Otto and Jenny Carlson Johnson. She married Wilbert Schultz on June 10, 1944 in Chicago, IL. He preceded her in death on March 8, 2007.

Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Jane Sisco of Watseka and Charlotte and Glen Johnson of Martinton, IL; five grandchildren and spouses, Justin and Sheila Minard, Amanda and Gregory Huizinga, Jeremy Kottkamp, Jordan Kottkamp and Beverly Sisco; seven great-grandchildren, Nathan, Nicholas and Jacey Minard, Devon and Hailie Huizinga and Lauren and Isaiah Sisco; and two sisters, Doris Cricks of California and Elvera Mathew of Indiana.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

Mrs. Schultz had been a CNA in the healthcare field. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Watseka. She enjoyed cooking and gardening.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Lutheran Church in Watseka or Iroquois Memoiral Hospice.