Obituary of Wilbur Dean Schuster

Wilbur Dean Schuster Wilbur Dean Schuster was born February 28, 1932 at Athelstan, Iowa to Clyde Allen and Letha May (Woods) Schuster. He grew up on his parents’ farm near Athelstan. He graduated Blockton High School then served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Wilbur Dean and Cleta Barber had four children: Bill, Belinda, Beatrice, and Barry. Wilbur Dean worked on road construction in his early years and turned to farming with his dad Clyde soon after. They farmed in Ringgold and Taylor counties. Wilbur Dean farmed all his working years until retiring in 2012 at age 80. He and his wife, Mary (Brogan) Schuster, moved to Blockton that same year. He needed additional health care in 2014 and moved to Mt. Ayr Health Care Center, Mt. Ayr, Iowa until he passed away August 5, 2018 at age 86. He was a 30 year member of the Blockton American Legion. Wilbur Dean enjoyed taking Mary to the café in Allendale, Missouri. They enjoyed several winters in Arizona, particularly north Arizona and visiting the Grand Canyon two times. Wilbur Dean was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Marie (Lawrence) Jackson and Dorothy (Victor) Hobbs; brothers Gene Schuster and Gary Schuster; and granddaughter Isha Pullen. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary, Blockton, Iowa; children Bill (Kathy) Schuster, Mt. Ayr, Belinda Jeralds, Mt. Ayr, Beatrice (Jim) Weir, Fayetteville, Tennessee, and Barry Schuster, Mt. Ayr; nine grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren; many friends and relatives. Funeral services for Wilbur Dean Schuster, 86 of Blockton, will be held 10:30 Wednesday, August 8, at Blockton Christian Church with interment at Blockton Cemetery with military honors by the US Honor Guard and Blockton American Legion. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service with open visitation in Bedford Tuesday noon until 5 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Mt. Ayr Health Care Center or Family Choice. Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel, Bedford, is providing arrangements.