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Robert Schlutz
ROBERT WILLIAM SCHLUTZ
Columbus Junction
Robert William "Bob" Schlutz, 80, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Sarasota, Fla. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at Grandview Community Bible Church in Grandview. The Rev. Darryl Erickson and the Rev. Rich Kolmus will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at the youth center at the Louisa County Fairgrounds.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to your choice of Colonel's Kids Childcare Center, Iowa Junior Angus Association, University of Iowa Transplant Center, Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation or Grandview Community Bible Church in memory of Robert.
The Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction is caring for Robert's arrangements and his family.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com.
Mr. Schlutz was born Jan. 1, 1936, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the son of Dale and Esther Ball Schlutz. He was a graduate of Grandview High School. He married Marillyn Furnas on Sept. 12, 1954. Bob was involved in many different business ventures and associated activities, including farming, purebred Angus cattle, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Casey's General Stores, a mobile home park, mini storage units, a motel, Ag Nutrition, MidAmerican Bank, real estate development and other investments.
Bob and Marillyn also were quick to help out with needs they saw. They donated to many community activities, including Civic Center/Library, establishment of Colonel's Kids Childcare Center, the Louisa County Fair Youth Center and Grandview Academy Park Shelter House, as well as the Blue Ribbon Foundation, University of Iowa and the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement.
Survivors include his wife, Marillyn; one son, Kevin Schlutz (Linda) of Columbus Junction; one daughter, Lynn Hagen (Howard) of West Des Moines; five grandchildren, Eric Schlutz (Teri) of Letts, Michelle Hunt (Matt) of Columbus Junction, Matthew Hagen (Bridget) of Bedford, N.H., Philip Hagen of West Des Moines and Thomas Hagen of Plymouth, Minn.; and five great-grandchildren, Dale, Grace and Jacob Schlutz and Davis and Gavin Hunt.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant sister, Carla Sue.
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