"Still missing you."
In loving memory of
Joshua Allen Schulz
June 2, 1983 - November 30, 2014
Joshua A. Schulz, 31, of Maquoketa, Iowa, died on Sunday, November 30, 2014, at his home in Maquoketa, Iowa.
A graveside service and burial celebrating Joshua's life will be held at 1:30 P.M., Friday, December 5, 2014, from the Hickory Grove Cemetery, rural Monmouth, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 P.M. on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. Cremation will follow the visitation.
Joshua Allen Schulz was born on June 2, 1983 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Richard Allen and Mary Ellen (Clark) Schulz. He grew up in Delmar and then attended Maquoketa Community High School.
Joshua had worked as a nailer for Jackson Pallet Company in LaMotte, Iowa for several years.
Joshua enjoyed working on motors, fishing, hunting rabbit and squirrel, singing Karaoke and playing pool. He was a MacGyver who could fix anything and loved working with his hands. He will be dearly missed by family and friends.
Those left to honor Joshua's memory include his mother Mary Ellen Schulz of Maquoketa, IA; a daughter Karlee Jo Gerdes of Lowden, IA; his twin brother Jason Schulz of Maquoketa, IA; a sister Miranda (Justin) Renstrom of Davenport, IA; his maternal grandmother Berna (Lane) Sagers of Maquoketa, IA; a nephew Camdyn and a niece Ariana; and his girlfriend Gail Amend of Maquoketa, IA. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, paternal grandparents, and his father Richard on October 19, 2011.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Joshua Allen Schulz memorial fund has been established.
Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.
Tributes
"you will be missed. very nice guy. Rip"
"Before the break of dawn, my heart cries out to You Where I'm surrounded by my night Here are all my weaknesses will wait upon you The hope of dawn from black to white I love You more than life itself, You are so good to me I need You more with every breath So won't You breathe some life in me Won't You breathe some life in me Awakening the dawn, with all my heart I sing to You, You are the reason that I live Under me, over, all around I know You're with me Never condemning, just forgive No matter where I go, no matter where I stand Your Spirit always speaks to me And tells me whose I am, with every breath I take And every choice I make, my heart will always sing to You"
"I love you, Joshua. Forever......."
"Oh, Mary and family, I am so sorry for your great loss. I feel so bad for you. I love you and am here for you. "
"Mary & family - my sincere sympathies on the loss of Joshua. My heart aches for all of you. I will be praying that God will stay close, comforting and helping you cope."
"Aunt we all going to missed u a lot "
"Sorry for your loss. God is with your family Mary. Thoughts and prayers to you all. "
"Mary and family so sorry to hear of your loss. God is always with you no matter what. Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family."
"Mary , Berna and Family . We are so very sorry to hear about the loss of your son/grandson. Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. "
"I would like to say thank you to Mary, Berna, Miranda and Jason for allowing me the opportunity to be a part of Joshuas services. It meant a lot when the Funeral Director asked for his address and you looked at me for mine. Yea, we were pretty joint at the hip so to speak. 99 percent of the time if we weren't at work, we were together resting on each other on my couch while I played with his goatee. He was always here waiting for me to come home from work and every evening he would get up when he and my kids heard the door open and he would patiently wait until my kids got their hugs and how was your days, and would pick me up while giving me a huge, very long hug. We were like two little kids, and like to say; "I love you this (hold out arms).....much". He was kind, gentle, affectionate, warm and caring. We discussed our future together, our thoughts and dreams, tears and joy in the short amount of time we were together. My kids loved him very much and it was a great feeling to know that. We never fought, just laughed and cared for each other. He called us our Ying and Yang because we understood each other so much. About a month ago he told me he liked me from first moment he saw me, but knew I wasn't in the right place to approach it, until one night we talked and our bond was pretty immediate and he says I can finally see him, and I said yes, I do see you. I'm going to really miss you, Joshua. I will always love you and never forget you. Always....until we meet again. I'll stay strong, knowing you would want me to be okay.
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"So sorry to hear about Josh. My sincere condolences for the family. We will miss you and your brother singing, but you can sing from Heaven in happiness."
"Josh I remember you telling me I was going to have triplets when I had Whaytte & you didn't come around for 3 days. I have so many memories with you not just family ones deff going to miss you Josh"
"Rip Josh We all Going to Miss You Lots We Has Good time Play Pool We all Going To Miss You Lots "
"My condolences to the Schulz Family upon the passing of Josh. I was deeply saddened by the news of Josh. I'll always remember him fondly and feel lucky that I had the pleasure of knowing him. He was such a great person.He will be very missed. He will live on in our memories forever. May your memories give you peace and comfort.
Rest in Peace Josh! "
"Mary and family, So sorry to hear the news of Josh's passing. I haven't seen Josh for quite some time, but he always said Hi when we met in a store. My best memory of Josh and Jason is when you got a puppy from us many years ago and they were so excited about it. You are all in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time."
"What tragic news. You will be missed by many. It's difficult to know what to say at times like this. Please know we extend our deepest condolences to all the family. "
"Josh I'm very sad. Where do I begin.....You always went out of your way go talk to me....we always got along and I have fond memories of you. I hope your watch over Jason and all of us.My deepest sympathy to all of of you and family at this difficult time. I can say I never expected this... RIP soar high! Luv ya! Tell my momma hi for me! â?¡ :( "
"Mary and Family, It is so hard to imagine what you are going thru at this difficult time....but please know that I will be thinking and praying for you and hope that you find peace within yourselves. May you REST IN PEACE Josh!"
"Josh ur gunna be missed by lots of friends n family. I never forget the crazy n fun times we had n especially the drunkin karaoke nites of you and ur brother singin chicken hunting at bills tap, which always was better than the real singers were lol. Rest in peace buddy"
"Josh i will never forget the memories that we had all the way back to elementary school u were a grea friend and was always there if someone needed to talk u are goin to be missed by alot of people RIP buddy :("
"Mary and family.. I am so sorry for your loss. Josh I hope you rest in peace and are free of any pain you may have been suffering."
"Josh you are so going to be missed. I enjoyed having you as a friend."
"Josh, where do I begin? I miss you so much. I am really going to miss you stopping by. You always made me feel so good. I hope you knew that we loved you, still do will forever.The pain is so raw I wish you would of talked to me. I don't know what to do or where to turn. Who is going to keep me safe in the ZOMBIE Apocalpse now. I will never forget all the talks we had about that. I wish you were still here walking through our door."
"I still can't believe it..i just seen him last week at B&C when I was cashing cans in..he talked to me and asked me how things were going....u will b greatly missed by lots of people......"
"Rip josh u going be missed by alots of family and friend's love u "