Bobby Lee “B.L.” Schulz, 97, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022 at the Brookdale Senior Living in Hays, Kansas.
B.L. was born July 29, 1924, in Greensburg, Kansas. The son of Robert Emmet and Fanny Maude(Hunsley) Schulz. He grew up in Greensburg and graduated from Greensburg High School, where he lettered in all sports and music. He then attended the University of Kansas to play basketball for one yearbefore joining the U. S. Army. During World War II, he was stationed in Europe with the Grave Registration unit. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College while still in the Army. After beingdischarged, he attended the University of Kansas City Dental School and graduated a Doctor of Dental Surgery.
B.L. was united in marriage to Lorraine “Larri” Lewis on April 8, 1951, at his parent’s home in Greensburg. This union was blessed with four children; Don, Diane, Dean, and Dana. They made their home in Russell, Kansas, where he practiced dentistry for over forty years. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Russell, a life member of the Russell V.F.W. Post #6240, the Russell American Legion Post #99, 75-year member of the Russell Masonic Lodge #177, Isis Shrine, Russell Elks Lodge, and Russell Kiwanis Club. He also was active in the Arbor Day Foundation. He enjoyed playing golf, hunting, fishing, snow skiing, and singing in his leisure time.
B.L.’s surviving family includes his daughter, Diane Schulz of Washington, D.C.; two sons, R.Dean Schulz (Sue) of Hays, Kansas and Dana Schulz (Barbara) of Cody, Wyoming; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
B.L. was preceded in death by his parents, loving wife Lorraine on March 13, 2014; son Don Schulz; three brothers, Vern Dean Schulz, Billy Gene Schulz, and an infant brother.
A celebration of B.L.’s life will be held at 2 P.M. on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas. Family will greet guests the day of the service. Card and condolences may be sent to the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell, Kansas, is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.