Harry G Schuette

Harry G. Schuette, 86, Bismarck, died January 3, 2014, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, January 7, at First Lutheran Church, 800 North 7th St, Bismarck, with Rev. Marv Mutzenberger officiating. Burial will be at 1:00 pm at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm Monday, January 6, at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Harry Gerbic Schuette was born March 9, 1927, at Kintyre, ND, to Richard and Freda Gerber Schuette. He was raised in Kintyre and Braddock and attended school there through the 8th grade. Upon his father's death, when Harry was age 13, he moved to Colby, WI, to live with his grandparents. Harry attended Loyal High School, Loyal, Wisconsin, graduating on May 25, 1944. In May 1944 he enlisted in the Army in Clark County, Wisconsin and received his basic training at Little Rock, Arkansas. Harry was stationed in the Pacific Theatre during the occupation of Japan, where he claimed he saw "the most beautiful ladies in the world!" He was honorably discharged in December 1946 and returned to North Dakota to live in Bismarck where he worked for Wachter's cutting ice from the river, which was sold to individuals for use in ice boxes. In 1947 Harry began a 45 year career with the North Dakota Highway Department, retiring in April 1992. Harry not only worked full time for the State Highway Department, but also worked part-time in the evenings and on weekends at Johnnies City Service for over fifty years. He and Etta also had a ceramic business for several years out of their home. Harry married Luetta Pudwill on July 18, 1948, in Bismarck, ND, where they lived and raised five children until her death on September 9, 1987. Harry was a member of First Lutheran Church, Lloyd Spetz Legion Post #1, AMVETS and the VFW. He volunteered in many capacities at the VFW and served on the Board of Managers and as a Cootie. He served as a delegate in Washington, D.C. as a Voice of Democracy member for the VFW. Harry enjoyed cooking, gardening, fishing and spending time with his children and grandchildren. Harry is survived by his son, Gerald Schuette, New Haven, Connecticut; four daughters and three son-in-laws, Candy and Robert Tollefson, Bismarck; Jacqueline Olson, Post Falls, Idaho; Barri Lynn and James Tank, Antioch, CA; and Charlotte and William Harrison, Bothell, WA; twelve grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; three brothers, Alton and Robert Bobby, Bismarck, ND and Richard Jiggs, Hazelton, ND; and three sisters, Eileen Tootsie Wilson, Brush, CO; Audrey Honey Van Dyke, Sacramento, CA; and Lorraine Bunny Rodriguez, Burbank, CA; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Harry was preceded in death by his wife, Luetta; one sister, Althea Dolly; two brothers, Vern and Maynard, and his parents.

Harry G Schuette

March 9, 1927 - January 3, 2014