Class of 1943
1943 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Ethel Delores Shultz is planning to attend some business school after she goes through graduation exercises with the class of 1943 at Perry high school next week.
Born in Red Rock 17 years ago, Miss Shultz has attended high school here for four years and previously was a student at Pleasant Valley.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shultz of route two, Red Rock.
Ethel Delores (Shultz) Schwartz
October 17, 1925 – May 28, 2022
Ethel Delores Schwartz, age 96, passed peacefully on May 28, 2022, at Homestead Health Center, Wichita, Kansas.
Born in Perry Oklahoma, on October 17, 1925, she was the daughter of Louis and Anna Elberta (Sykora) Shultz. Following her graduation from Perry high school in 1943 she was employed by the Continental Oil company in Ponca City.
On December 5, 1947, she and Darwin Dale Schwartz were married at the First Christian Church in Perry. They made their home in Ponca City and Perry for the first few years of their marriage before moving to Wichita, Kansas.
Delores held several jobs as she raised her family, but homemaker was her focus as she raised her two boys, Randy, and Doug.
Later in life she spent 26 years working alongside her husband as the owners/operators of a fishing resort, Lake Lida Lodge, in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
Preceding her in death were: her parents, Anna and Louis Shultz; sister, Hazel (Shultz) Rolling; husband, Darwin “Dutch” Schwartz; son, Douglas Lynn Schwartz; and great grandson Devin Michael Schwartz.
Delores is survived by her son Randy (Dee) Schwartz, grandchildren Rebecca (Jimmy) Harmon, David (Melissa) Schwartz, Sarah (Michael) Hundley, Justin Schwartz, Lacey (Andy) Sykes, Karmin Schwartz, 7 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be held at New Hope Christian Church, 1400 George Washington Dr, Wichita, KS 67211 on June 25, 2022, at 11:00am. Graveside services will be held at a later date for family in Hunter, Oklahoma.