David E. Schultz

David E. Schultz, 92, formerly of Humboldt, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge.

David was born May 16, 1934 in Iowa County, the son of Arthur and Frances (Kitzmann) Schultz, Sr. He grew up in Deep River where he was baptized and confirmed and graduated from Marengo High School before going on to college for two years. In 1954, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in Germany during the Korean Conflict. Following his service, he returned to Iowa and made his home in Osage working as a carpenter. In 1958 he was married and to that union Kimberly and Lori were born. He moved to Mason City and began his career in hospital administration. On January 25, 1974, he was united in marriage to Darlene M. Nelson. The couple moved to Algona and he became the hospital administrator of Kossuth Regional Health Center until 1990. David accepted a position as administrator of the Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, Iowa until his retirement in 1996. Over the years he built his family two homes and rocking horse chairs for his grandchildren. He enjoyed woodworking, golf and camping throughout the United States with his wife.

David is survived by his wife Darlene of Fort Dodge, daughters, Kimberly (Bruce) Schipull of Hardy and Lori (William) Spitz of Osage, Dawn (Michael) Norris of Oshkosh, Wisconsin and DeeAnne (Rodney) Marlow of Okoboji, his grandchildren; Tim Schipull, Amanda (Andrew) Paul, Douglas B. (Elizabeth) Schipull, Melissa (Michael) Rupp, Sarah (Derek) Johanns, Alyson (Ted) Bechtum, Rebecca (Ryan) Peterson, Lynn Rohloff, Steven (Sossity) Norris, Emily (Bilgehan) Yuce and Katharyn Marlow, 20 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters; Marilyn (Ray) Piepenbrink, Leone (Al) Dunkelberg and Gertrude Roorda and his brother, Arthur Jr. (Norma)

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27th at Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service, Tuesday at church. Burial with military honors by the Sather’s-Odgaard VFW & American Legion will be in Vernon Township Cemetery near Renwick. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral & Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements. www.masonlindhart.com