Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Friday, April 20, 2012
Location: 2:36 a.m. at the White Oaks Health Campus of Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 92
Date of Birth: Monday, April 05, 1920
Birth place:

Branch: Navy

Service: World War II
Father: Frank Xavier Schottenloher
 
Mother: Katherine ( Stein ) Schottenloher
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Monticello area since 2006 coming from Bridgeview, Illinois.
Funeral Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Funeral Location: 11:00 AM (CST), at the Evergreen Cemetery, West 87th & South Kedzie Street, Evergreen Park, Illinois 60642
Clergy:
Burial will take place:
Evergreen Cemetery, West 87th & South Kedzie Street, Evergreen Park, Illinois 60642
Visitation will be:
Celebration of Life Services at the Evergreen Cemetery at 11:00 AM, on Tuesday, April 24, 2012.
Biographical Information:
Richard was a 1938 graduate of the Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Monticello in 2006 coming from Bridgeview, Illinois. Richard was a WWII US Navy veteran, driving the Higgins LCPV (Landing Craft Personnel Vehicle) that would drop corpsmen off at the beaches and return to the ship for more troops. He retired in 1980 after 35 years as a Machinist for Aircraft Gear in Chicago, Illinois. Richard and Dorothy were very regimental individuals, they had a time and place for absolutely everything. He would take notes and put them into his little black book. Richard was super prepared for almost anything planning for the unexpected was his specialty. He had an absolute passion for fishing and even had task for his girls when on fishing expeditions. They would dig up and unveil the worms, witch he intern would sell to the other fisherman. Richard also was an avid bowler and car man he would spend hours keeping them polished and serviced. He also would treat himself to his favorite food pizza every Friday. Richard was the second person to move into the New White Oak Health Campus when they opened in 2010 and was known to all as the "Yellow Sweater Man".
Special Services:
Memorial Information: May be given to the White Oak Health Campus, 814 South 6th St. Monticello, IN 47960 in memory of Richard Schottenloher.
Marriage Information: On July 3, 1943 in the St. Bartholomew
Survivors include:
Daughters,Kim A. Bunting of Monticello, Indiana,Vicki and Jack Roberts, andSharon and Charles Masunas, both of Shorewood, Illinois;Grandchildren,Tammy and Dave Skorupa,Tracy and Brian Killian,Michael and Kari Masunas,Kelly and Chris Ogden,Keri and Jon Lamere,Edward G. "Ed" Bunting;Great Grandchildren,Sarah, Kiera, Molly, Ryan, Colin, Connor, Lucas, and Aubrey;Brother,Kenneth Schottenloher of Miami, Florida.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,Frank and Katherine (Stein) Schottenloher;Daughter,Gail Maher;Brothers,Ronald and Melvin Schottenloher.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home