RUDI ARON SCHULZ

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RUDI ARON SCHULZ
February 11, 1928 - April 13, 2022

On April 13, 2022 Rudi passed peacefully at age 94 at Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home.
He leaves to mourn his wife of 68 years, Susan (Friesen), his children, Randal, Carla (Ken Riediger), and Ilana; his grandchildren, Eric (Lisa), Natalie (Thomas Dyck) and Mark, and his great-grandchildren, Matthew, Ivy, Jacob, and Julia. He was predeceased by his parents, Wilhelm and Agatha Schulz, and by all his siblings, Frieda (Jake Wiebe), William (Helen), Herbert in infancy, Henry (Tina) and Harry. He also leaves behind many in-laws, nieces, and nephews.
Rudi was born on February 11, 1928 in the Rural Municipality of Montcalm just a few years after his parents immigrated to Canada from Ukraine. His Early Education took place in Jerome school where he later began his teaching career at age 17. His high school education took place in Arnaud and Gretna, known as the MCI.
In 1953 he married his lovely bride Susan, his life partner, and raised three children together. They were inseparable until Covid. His pride in their family knew no bounds. Good health and fortune were, and still are, reason to thank God Almighty.
During the span of his teaching career Rudi earned a Master's degree in Education. After completing Normal School and short stints in teaching in Jerome and Gretna Public School, he began a 33 year teaching career in West Kildonan, later to become Seven Oaks School Division. The last 20 years of his teaching career were at West Kildonan Collegiate as Guidance Counsellor and Department Head. The teaching he loved most was with struggling Junior High students.
Rudi was an active member of the First Mennonite Church and enjoyed his participation in the church's choir for many years. He enjoyed sports and was grateful to have made so many friends curling and golfing, his two leisure passions. Rudi was a member of Pine Ridge Golf Course for well over 50 years and served as it's President for a term shortly after he retired in 1986. He liked to write poetic birthday cards and spent hours doing crosswords and reading in his later years.
The family is grateful to the many health care professionals and paramedics who attended to him, especially in the last year. A special thank you to Martha whose help during Rudi's two year stay at Bethania Haus was a blessing. Rudi received so much support there from the greater Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home (PCH) community. They made him feel so welcome when he visited wife Sue at neighbouring Bethania PCH. The loving care Rudi received from nurses and staff when he moved to Bethania PCH in the past few months is appreciated more than we can say here. Thank you so much.
In lieu of flowers and cards, donations can be made in his memory to Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home and The Mennonite Central Committee's Emergency Ukrainian Response or the Salvation Army Ukrainian Relief.
A graveside service and interment will be held at Glen Lawn Cemetery (Lagimodiere) on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., rain or shine. All are welcome.

Family and friends may sign a book of condolence at www.glenlawn.ca.

Glen Lawn Funeral Home
204-982-7550

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Apr 23, 2022