George B. Schuetz Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

George Blair Schuetz, 77, passed away peacefully at his home in Lebanon on Thursday morning, August 19, 2021, with loved ones by his side. He was born on October 18, 1943 in Lebanon, Indiana; a son of the late George Willard and Katherine (McPherran) Schuetz. He was a 1962 graduate of Zionsville High School. Following high school he served his country honorably in the United States Marines and was a Vietnam Veteran. On March 11, 1967 he was married to Susan Elaine (Faulkinbury) Schuetz; she survives. George retired as a shift supervisor from Rock Island Refinery/ Marathon Petroleum Company in Indianapolis after 38 years of dedicated service. He was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Lebanon. He had a love for nature and enjoyed canoeing and camping. George loved traveling and going on cruises with a group of close friends and taking family vacations to the Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, South Carolina. He enjoyed golf, basketball, running mini marathons and was even a torchbearer for the Pan America Games. George looked forward to participating in Rock Steady Boxing for Parkinson’s, was always up for a good trivia challenge and an avid reader. He enjoyed life to the fullest and was blessed to share a great life with his family and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife, Elaine Schuetz of Lebanon; daughters, Julie Wood and husband, Sam of Carmel, Jennifer Schuetz of Charleston, South Carolina, Amanda Squires and husband, Donnie Squires, II of Charleston, South Carolina; one son, Jason Schuetz and wife, Crystal of Lebanon; eight grandchildren: Caleb Wood, Cameron Blair Wood, Carson Wood, Christian Wood, Isaac Blair Schuetz and Ian Schuetz, Jaxson Squires, Donnie Squires, III; two sisters, Anne Larkin and husband, Ed of Laverne, California and Emily Staser of Zionsville. Visitation is planned from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 24 at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 319 East South Street, in Lebanon, Indiana, with the Rosary beginning at 3:30 p.m. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 25 at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Lebanon. Burial of ashes with military rites will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon immediately following the memorial mass. Memorials may be made in George’s memory to Rock Steady Boxing at Witham Memorial Hospital: 2705 North Lebanon Street, Suite 115, Lebanon, Indiana 46052, or the Rock Steady Boxing Brownsburg, 1531 E. Northfield Dr., Suite 800, Brownsburg, IN 46112. Myers Mortuary and Boone County Crematory have been entrusted with his cremation arrangements.

George B. Schuetz

October 18, 1943 - August 19, 2021