Joseph R. Schulte Jr. passed away peacefully on February 24, 2021 at Redwood of Raymore Nursing Facility. He was born on July 6, 1947 in Independence, MO, the son of Joseph R. Schulte Sr. and Helen Schulte (Rasik).
Joe graduated from Van Horn High School, Independence, MO, Class of 1965. Following High School, he served 20 years in the United States Air Force as a Hospital Administrator, retiring as a Captain in 1986. Following military retirement, he worked 26 years for FEMA, retiring in 2012.
While stationed at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, he met the love of his life, Armelinda Mutcha, and married in 1970. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in October. In his spare time, Joe loved to dedicate time to his family. He often enjoyed baseball and hockey games with wife and three kids, Katherine, Michael, and Pyotr. He also enjoyed playing chess, watching Science Fiction and Broadway shows, reading, and sharing his love for cars. He loved every moment spent being PaPa to his grandson, Oliver, as well. He was a member of American Legion Post 21 in Independence, MO, and a member of the Sports Car Club of America.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Helen Schulte Sr. and his sister, Barbara Schulte. He is survived by his wife, Armelinda Schulte and cat, Socks, of Kansas City, MO; daughter, Katherine Schulte of Nashville, TN; son, Michael Schulte and his wife Megan and Grandson Oliver of De Soto, KS; son Pyotr Schulte and his wife Joanna of Olathe, KS; his sisters Mary Kieff, Sharon Thompson and Diana Teague; and his brother, Hank Schulte.
Services will be at McGilley & Sheil Funeral Home, Kansas City, MO, and Captain Schulte will be laid to rest at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO, on March 4, 2021.
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