John Schoettmer

Louis John Schoettmer, 74, of Mount Vernon, died on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. with a funeral service beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at Community Bible Church, 940 W Mount Vernon Road, Mount Vernon, by Pastor Dave Dechape. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, at a later date. Arrangements are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann; children, Jeffrey (Tammy) Schoettmer, Angela (Mike) Gardeman, Shelley (Mike) Massell, Kelly (Todd) Anderson, Renee (Dale) Eslinger, Michael (Cara) Schoettmer, and Daniel (Susie) Schoettmer; Jo Ann's children, Cindy Shuttleworth, Patty (Keith) Glodowski, Arnold (Bev) Lutheran, Wade Lutheran, Tammy (Jeff) Schoettmer, and Lynn Gunderson; sister, Joanne (Jean) Oliphant; brother, Gerald (Mary) Schoettmer; 25 grandchildren; and 18 great grandchildren. John was born January 8, 1942, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Louis and Catherine (Stark) Schoettmer. He was a farmer and had also worked at John Deere in Waterloo and Lynch Ford in Mount Vernon. On June 17, 1996, he married Jo Ann Lutheran in Lisbon. A member of the Oakland Pontiac Club, John had a great appreciation for Pontiacs and collected several of them. He also enjoyed NASCAR and taking pictures of special times with the family. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorials are suggested to the family.