Francis Schuett, 93, of Ottawa died Saturday morning, August 30, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 5, in St. Patrick Church in Ottawa with the Rev. Anthony Fevlo, officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa where Full Military Rites will be conducted. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Liturgical Prayers will be recited at 6:30 p.m. with the Knight of Columbus in attendance.
Francis was born December 12, 1920 in Ottawa, to Herman and Elizabeth (Markey) Schuett. He was a graduate of Ottawa Township High School, and an Army Veteran of WWII. He served in Civilian Conservation Corps in Utah and Idaho.
He married Beverly Wilcox in 1947, she passed away in 1973. He married Patricia (O’Shea) Johnson in 1977, she preceded him in death in 2006.
He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church, the Knight of Columbus, the Ottawa VFW, and American Legion Post 33.
Francis is laid to rest in the Garden of the Last Supper.