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- Lydia C. Schultz
Church organist was devoted to family
LEWISTON - Lydia Carolina (Nemeschy) Schultz, 96, of Morgan Drive, died Wednesday (Feb. 8, 1995) at the home of her daughter in Lewiston.
She was born on May 7, 1898, in Altamont, Ill., the daughter of Edward M. and Lydia (Wendt) Nemeschy. She moved to Niagara Falls at the turn of the century when her father assumed the position of pastor at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church at Cleveland Avenue and 18th Street. She was a Lewiston resident for the past 25 years.
Mrs. Schultz was a church organist at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, and was pleased to serve with her father. She was a lifelong member of the church and a caring homemaker who enjoyed and loved her family, relatives said.
She was the widow of Ernest A. Schultz, who died in 1953. Her husband was in partnership with his brother at the former Schultz Brothers Groceries and Meats.
Mrs. Schultz is survived by a son, the Rev. Edward E. Schultz of Annapolis, Md.; a daughter, Dorothy S. Ford of Lewiston; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late John F. Nemeschy, the Rev. Edward M. Nemeschy Jr., the Rev. Paul H. Nemeschy and Benjamin C. Nemeschy. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Cornell & Daggett Chapel, 2215 Military Road
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The Buffalo News - February 9, 1995
Lydia C. Schultz, 96, died Wednesday (Feb. 8, 1995) after a brief illness in the home of her daughter, Dorothy Ford, with whom she lived.
Born Lydia Nemeschy in Altamont, Ill., she moved to Niagara Falls at the turn of the century when her father, the Rev. Edward M. Nemeschy, became pastor of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls.
She lived in Lewiston for the past 25 years.
A lifelong member of St. Paul Church, she served as organist for the congregation while her father was pastor.
Her husband, Ernest A., died in 1953 after many years in partnership with his brother in the former Schultz Bros. Groceries & Meats at 18th Street and Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls.
In addition to her daughter, survivors include a son, the Rev. Edward E. of Annapolis, Md.; six grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul Church, Cleveland Avenue and 18th Street, Niagara Falls. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholtz.
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1898 - 1995 (96 years)