John F. Schultze age 84 a resident of Harpersfield, Ohio passed away Friday, January 12, 2007 at his daughter?s home in Harpersfield.

Born May 15, 1922 in Berlin, Germany to Frieda & Friedrich Schultze

Married Ruth (Schlotjunker) on 7/22/1944

John came to this country in 1952, and settled with his family in Denver. He came to the Cleveland area in 1967, and worked here as Operations Manager for the local office of the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. He retired in 1981 due to a prolonged battle with cancer.

He is survived by his Daughter Brigitte ?Gitta? (Arvydas) Racinskas of Harpersfield; Grandchildren Heather Orsanic, Ethan Wilt; Adam & Terry Racinskas and Sister Margaret Hofmann of Austin, Texas

He was preceded in death by His wife of 62 years, Ruth J. Schultze in October 2006; His Parents.

A Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 3rd at The Behm Family Funeral Homes, 175 S. Broadway, Geneva. (Rt. 534)

Final Resting Place will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Geneva.

Contributions may be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 East 185th St, Cleveland, OH 44119 OR Ashtabula County APL, 5970 Green Road, Ashtabula, OH 44004