Herbert A. Schueltz

Herbert A. Schueltz, 88, of 15 Applewood Lane, Bradford, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016, at the Bradford Manor.

Born August 17, 1928, in Warren, he was a son of the late August R. and Martha (Launer) Schueltz.

On June 13, 1953, at the Grace Methodist Church in Warren, he married Lois Jean (Hulings) Schueltz who survives.

Mr. Schueltz was a 1946 graduate of Warren High School, a 1955 graduate of Penn State University and he received his Masters in Petroleum Engineering from Penn State University in 1959.

He enlisted in the United States Army in 1951, was stationed at the Army Chemical Corps School, Fort McClellan, Anniston, AL. He monitored the atomic bomb testing site at Camp Desert Rock Nevada for 20 days in the desert camp. He was honorably discharged in 1953.

Herb was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Evangelical Church and formerly served in the Choir, was a Sunday School Teacher, Usher, Treasurer, Financial Secretary and Council Member. He was a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Fireside Pumpers and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.

Mr. Schueltz had been employed at Minard Run Oil Company as a Petroleum Engineer, the Federal Power Commission now known as the Department of Energy in Washington, DC, and later at Kendall Refining Co, where he retired from Witco Chemical Corporationin 1986.

Surviving are his wife Lois of 63 years, two daughters, Linda C. (Don O'Neil) Kemick, of Bradford, and Anne Schueltz, of Fullerton, CA, one brother, Pastor John H. (Molly) Schueltz, of State College, several nieces and nephews, including Martha Rice, Mary Antonik, Becky Starner, Sarah Gwinn Susan Dresher, and Scott Schueltz. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Mary Jane Stofcheck and her husband, Pastor Stephen Stofcheck.

Family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, from noon to 1:00 pm in the  Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc., 372 East Main St., where funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm with Rev. Thomas Pierotti, Pastor of the Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Committal services and burial will follow at 2:30 pm in Warren County Memorial Park, Starbrick, PA.

Memorials, if desired, may be made to Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church 152 Seaward Ave Bradford, PA 16701, or a charity of the donor's choice, or take a friend out for ice cream in memory of Herbert.

On-line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com

 

HOLLENBECK-CAHILL Funeral Home

33 South Avenue • Bradford, PA 16701

All Condolences -

Lois and family, I am sorry for your loss, and am praying for you during this difficult time.
— Laurie Sprague

My deepest condolences to the family
— michael S

I'm so sorry to see Herb leave us. I'm sorry I didn't visit more. Lois is a saint for seeing him through his difficulties with hearing and seeing for many years.
— Bob Jarrett

Condolences

  • Lois and family, I am sorry for your loss, and am praying for you during this difficult time.

    — Laurie Sprague
  • My deepest condolences to the family

    — michael S
  • I'm so sorry to see Herb leave us. I'm sorry I didn't visit more. Lois is a saint for seeing him through his difficulties with hearing and seeing for many years.

    — Bob Jarrett