Willis Schuette

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Funeral services for Willis Earl Schuette, 82, of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Chapel. The Rev. John Bromeland will officiate. Interment will be at Blooming Grove Cemetery in rural Waseca with military honors accorded by local veterans organizations. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Willis died Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center.
Willis Earl Schuette was born on Sept. 10, 1926, to Earl and Emma (Bonin) Schuette in Blooming Grove Township, in Waseca County. He was baptized at the Immanuel Methodist Church in Blooming Grove where he spent his childhood growing up on the family farm. Willis attended schools in the Waseca County area. Later taking advanced courses in psychology and mental physics. Willis entered the United States Army in 1950 during the Korean War, serving in combat until his discharge in 1952. He was a member of the American Legion. Willis made his home in Albert Lea and was employed by Rilco Rafters, Weyerhauser Co. and Alamco Wood Products. He spent 42 years in wood laminations at the plant retiring in 1994. Willis greatly enjoyed going to auctions, collecting antiques and doing various repair work. He continued to make his home in rural Bancroft Township until his death. 
Survivors include his brother, Dwain (Elaine) Schuette of Apache Junction, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.
Willis was preceded in death by his parents; sisters: Glennis Schuette, Erma Davis and Fern Wobschall and Alois McGee; and brothers: Norval and Glen Schuette.