Mary Lou Schuttler

May 14, 1926 - April 14, 2020

Mary Lou Schuttler Rippey, Iowa Date of Death: April 14, 2020 Friends of Mary Lou Schuttler may pay their respects at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson on Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 10:00am to 12:30pm. Protocol for COVID-19 will be implemented. The immediate family will have private services at a later time with interment in the Junction Township Cemetery. Mary Lou Schuttler, daughter of Louise (Krieger) Schuttler and Louis Schuttler, was born May 14, 1926 on the family farm near Rippey, Iowa. Mary Lou, the first born, was joined later by brothers, Donald and Norman. Mary Lou graduated from Grand Junction High School with the class of 1944. She planned to attend college, however, because of World War II, Mary Lou attended a ten-week government program for clerical, typing, and stenography at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. Upon completion, she was sent to Wright Patterson Air Field in Dayton, Ohio where she worked for two years. Maintaining her interest in attending college, Mary Lou became a student at Iowa State University in Ames. She studied foods and nutrition, majoring in Dietetics. Upon graduation, she interned at Ancker Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Through the years, Mary Lou worked at hospitals in St. Paul, MN, Evanston, IL, Des Moines, IA, and Cherokee, IA. She had the honor of being chosen to participate in writing two diet manuals. Mary Lou retired in 1991. Mary Lou was a member of First United Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction, Iowa and belonged to the Mary Martha Circle. She was an auxiliary volunteer at the Greene County Medical Center for many years. Her hobbies included collecting stamps and decorative plates. She enjoyed traveling to Europe and elsewhere. Mary Lou Schuttler passed away April 14, 2020, at the age of 93 years. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Donald and Norman. Survivors include her sisters-in-law, Berniece Schuttler of Rippey, IA and Carol Schuttler of Ralston, NE; nephews, Steve Schuttler of Rippey, IA and Greg (Robin) Schuttler of Blue Springs, MO; other relatives and many friends. Memorials in Mary Lou’s name may be directed to First United Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction, IA. Go to www.sliningerschroederfuneralhome.com to leave online condolences. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson 515-386-2171