Mrs. Schulz
GIDDINGS—Funeral services for Gladys Violet (Wolf) Schulz, 96, of Giddings are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursd a y, Ju n e 5, 2025, at Immanue l Lut her an Church in Giddings with Rev. Wilbern Michalk and Rev. Joshua Hahn officiating. Burial will follow in the Giddings City Cemetery.
Violet went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 1, in Giddings.
Gladys was born on March 7, 1929, near Giddings to her parents, John and Hulda (Walther) Wolf.
She was baptized on March 17, 1929, by Rev. Lugenheim at Bethany Lutheran Church in Greens Creek. She was confirmed on April 26, 1942, by Rev. Paul Eifert also at Bethany Lutheran Church. She attended Parochial School at Bethany for seven years, one year at public school in Good Hope and then graduated from Giddings High School in 1946.
After graduating, she worked for a short time in Dallas.
Violet was married to Leroy Schulz on Jan. 19, 1947, by Rev. Paul Eifert at Bethany Lutheran.
After their marriage, they lived in Vernon, Leroy’s hometown. Here their son Danny was born in 1948.
In 1952, they moved to Rockdale where Leroy was employed at Alcoa.
Most of her married life was spent as wife, mother, and homemaker.
After Danny went to college, she worked at the Rockdale City Office and later at Rockdale State Bank.
Shortly before Leroy’s retirement, they moved to Giddings to prepare for retirement and to help her aging parents. They enjoyed small time ranching until Leroy’s health problems became such that they felt the need to move to Temple in 1999.
During the years she, Leroy and Danny were always active members in the Lutheran church wherever they lived. She enjoyed teaching Sunday School, working with the youth in Walther League, the Women’s Organization, Caring Ministry and the Braille Center.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Leroy; her parents, John and Hulda Wolf; a great-granddaughter, Emma Kate Kesner; her grandparents; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Survivors are her son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Sharon Schulz of Giddings; her granddaughter, April Kesner and husband Steve and their children, MacKenzie and Tanner of Georgetown; her grandson, Justin Schulz and wife Misty and their children, Jordyn, Jeremy, and Russel of Granbury.
She is also survived by her brother, Allen Wolf and wife Dolores of Giddings; and her nieces and nephew, Sandra Mueller and Melissa Alford and Clayton Wolf, along with their spouses and families and a host of friends and kin.
Memorials may be made to The Lutheran Hour, Lutheran World Relief or to the charity of one’s choice.