Laurayne Schulte
Laurayne Schulte, 87, of Evansdale, formerly of Harpers Ferry, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at New Aldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 3 at St. Ann-St. Joseph Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry with Rev. John Moser as the celebrant. Concelebrants will be Msgr. Cletus Hawes and Rev. Donald Hawes. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Paint Rock Cemetery, Harpers Ferry.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. Scripture Service Tuesday, July 2 at St. Ann-St. Joseph Catholic Church, Harpers Ferry. There will also be a one-hour visitation before mass at the church Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
Laurayne was born March 26, 1932 to Urban and Ruth (Farley) Hawes in Lansing. She attended country school in Wexford through the eighth grade and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Lansing in 1949.
Laurayne was united in marriage to John A. Schulte October 4, 1949 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wexford. To this union three children were born. John later passed away.
In addition to caring for her household, Laurayne worked at the grocery store in Harpers Ferry, as well as multiple factories over the years in Waukon, McGregor and Lansing, before her retirement in 1997. After retirement, Laurayne moved to Evansdale to be closer to her family.
Laurayne enjoyed playing bingo, creating her own greeting cards, and spending time with friends over coffee.
Laurayne is survived by her children, Lawrence “Larry” (Sheryl) Schulte of Harpers Ferry and Linda (Kevin) Loy of Cedar Falls; one daughter-in-law, Jan Schulte of Harpers Ferry; five grandchildren, Bethany Schulte, Breanna Schulte, Eric Schulte, Elle Loy and Nicole (Youssef) Saleh; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Ruth Ann Hawes-Cordova of Waterloo. She was preceded in death by her parents, Urban and Ruth; her husband, John; her son, John “Jack” Schulte; and her brother, Daniel J. Hawes.
Thornburg-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Lansing assisted the family with arrangements.
