Ella Schutt

Ella Lena Schutt, 94, of Mason City, died Monday, March 26, 2007 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Private Graveside Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, (March 28, 2007) at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford, IA with the Rev. Paul Nelson of St. James Lutheran Church officiating. Memorials may be directed to St. James Church and Hospice of North Iowa. Ella Lena Schutt was born May 15, 1912 in Grafton, Iowa the daughter of Albert and Kathrina (Claus) Trettin. Ella graduated from Rockford High School, the Iowa School of Beauty Culture, Des Moines. She was in business with her sister in Kanawha. She was united in marriage to Carl A. Schutt on October 19, 1938 in Clinton, Iowa. They moved to Mason City in 1943. To this union six children were born. She continued free lance hair dressing as time permitted. Ella?s special interests were caring for her family, gardening, sewing, painting ceramics and in retirement, extensive travel. The most notable was to Denmark to meet her husband?s family and a trip to China. She was a member of St. James Lutheran and was an active member, participating in many women?s organizations. She is survived by six children: Rosalyn Calhoun, of Mason City, Richard (Beth) Schutt, of Centennial, CO., Linda (Robert) Kellogg of Brighton, CO., David (Debbie) Schutt of Centennial CO., Connie (Terry) Yeager of Omaha, NE, John (Connie) Schutt of Littleton, CO.; brothers: George (Arlene) Trettin of Rockford, Edwin (Margaret) Trettin of Rockford, Harold (Francis) Trettin of Rockford, IA; sister: Shirley Fullerton of Rockford. Seventeen grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carl, February 11, 1984, her parents, a grandson; two brothers, Walter and Wesley Trettin; and cousin, Orland Graper. Two sisters, Marie Weigand and Mabel Trettin.

Visitation:
4:00 PM to 4:00 PM at on March 26, 2007 (map/driving directions) 4:00 PM to 4:00 PM at on March 26, 2007 (map/driving directions)

Service:
2:00 PM at on March 28, 2007 (map/driving directions)