Obituary of Everett Joseph Schuman

EARLVILLE, IOWA Everett J. Schuman, 79, of Earlville, Iowa died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, Iowa. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2015, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. and a parish vigil service will be held at 4 p.m. Visitation will also be held Saturday morning from 8 - 10 a.m. at Kramer Funeral Home prior to the funeral mass. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earlville with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Jeffrey Dole will officiate. Everett was born December 12, 1935 in Keota, Iowa the son of John and Edna "Ruth" (Heddinghaus) Schuman. He married Darline Feldman on February 19, 1957 in St. Paul Catholic Church, Worthington, Iowa. Together they raised their family and farmed near Earlville until retiring and moving to town in 1995. Everett also worked as an Archer Oil County manager and a Mycogen seed corn dealer. He enjoyed playing cards, traveling, working in his shop fixing things and spending time with his grandchildren and family. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Darline, 7 children: Diana (Ron) Digmann of Cedar Rapids, Steve (Donna) Schuman of Greeley, Dave (Kim) Schuman of Elk Grove, IL, Linda (Dan) Olberding of Dyersville, Nancy (Neal) Conrad of Hopkinton, Beverly (Kevin) DeMoss of Dubuque, Larry (Laura) Schuman of Earlville, 21 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, siblings: Emmett (Bernadette) Schuman of Independence, IA, Elmer (Julie) Schuman of Dyersville, Elias (Roxann) Schuman of Excello, MO, Francine Tucker of Manchester, Flavia (Dale) Talley of Oak Grove, MO, Fay (Fred) Coimarco of Little Rock, AR, in-laws: Karyl Schuman of Shorewood, IL and Herman Kadlec of Wahoo, NE and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, John & Ruth Schuman, parents in-law, Joe & Vi Feldman, one son, Ronald in 2013, siblings: Edward Schuman, Frieda Schuman (in infancy), Fern Kadlec, in-laws: Fred Juhl and Carl Tucker. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.