The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 23rd at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Evergreen. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 22nd at Furey Funeral Home in Frazee, MN. Burial will follow the funeral at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Furey Funeral Home.
Dee was born LaDene Lorayne Goeritz in St. Paul, MN on December 27th, 1949 to Lorraine and Wallace F. Goeritz. She graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1967. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Stephens Lutheran Church.
Dee was married to Robert Lust Sr. on October 25th, 1969; they were married for 5 years in which they had 2 children together: Robert (Robby) Edward Lust Jr. and Gary Lee Lust. She lived in Park Rapids, MN when she met Jim Schultz in 1990 at the local rodeo. They married March 6th, 1993 and were married for 25 years.
Dee was an avid roofer for 23 years and even continued after her cancer diagnosis. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren. She was very passionate about her flower beds and continued to care for them in her final days. She loved traveling and has visited 48 states but there is nothing she enjoyed more than walking around on the farm and watching the horses with her dog, Mitzy and cat, Beans.
Dee is survived by her son, Gary (Krystal) Lust of Audubon, MN. Her husband, Jim Schultz of Frazee, MN and his children: Cliff Schultz of Bryant, AR, Jessica (Tim) Kerekes of Frazee, MN, Jackie (Clint) Ortner of Riverview, FL, Clayton Schultz of Frazee, MN and his step-daughter, Jen Bucholz of Perham, MN; her sister, Cheryl Taque of Forest Lake, MN; her sister in-law, Laurel (Bob) Scribner of Menahga, MN; 10 grandchildren: Dominik, Ezayla, Sierra, Chloe, Caleb, Avian, Anela, Adley, Cailin, and Cade; her God-children: Selena and Logan Covey, cousins and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bill and Ida Goeritz; her parents, Wally and Lorraine; her son, Robby Lust Jr. and her ex-husband, Robert E. Lust Sr.