Doris Jeanne Shultz, 96, of Brookston, passed away at 9:06 a.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at Creasy Springs of Lafayette; she had been a resident there for the last four years.

  Doris was born April 4, 1930, and was the fourth daughter of Harry and Margaret (O’Donnell) Schrader.  She was a 1948 graduate of Brookston High School. After high school Doris attended Ball State University for one year.

  On September 16, 1950, Doris married Virgil Lee Shultz at St. Mary Cathedral in Lafayette, a marriage that would span 72 years.  

  Doris was a long-time member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Reynolds where she was a member of the NCCW and Altar and Rosary Society and was a current member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.  

  Doris was an honorary retired member of Psi Iota Xi Social Sorority and was active in 4-H projects for her children and grandchildren.  A wonderful artist, she enjoyed painting both oil and watercolor.  Doris taught watercolor painting to many including her twenty grandchildren.

  Surviving is her children, Phillip (MaryJo) Shultz of Brecksville, Ohio, Thomas (Carolyn) Shultz of Brookston, Kenneth (Rita) Shultz, Margaret (Terry) Grogan and Shirley (David) Frist all of Battle Ground.  She adored her twenty grandchildren and forty-three great grandchildren.  

  Preceding her in death with her husband, Virgil, are her three sisters, Margaret Hall, Fern Hughes and Irene Victor.

  A Rosary Service will be held at 12:45 p.m. followed by a visitation from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, November 1, 2026, at Hartzler-Clapper Funeral Home (101 West 4th St.  Brookston).  Mass of Christian Burial to be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2026, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (2224 Sacramento Ave.  West Lafayette) with Father Daniel Shine to officiate.  Interment to follow at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery.

  Memorial may be made to the church of the donor’s choice in Doris’s name to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, St. Lawrence Catholic Church or The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception.  

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