Visitation: 6:00pm – 7:30pm, Thursday, December 28, 2017
Location: Weymouth Funeral Home
Funeral Service: 12:30pm, Friday, December 29, 2017
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
Interment: Peninsula Memorial Park
Matilda Creasy Schultz, 87, passed away on Christmas Day, December, 25, 2017 at home, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 21, 1930 in Fluvanna County and became a resident of Newport News after her marriage to William J. Schultz on June 19, 1954. She graduated from Longwood College with a teaching degree.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Roxanne Schultz; her parents, Mary Lucy Rhodes Creasy and Melvin C. Creasy; her brother and sisters, James L. Creasy, Lottie Tate, Edna Haislip and Bernice Haislip.
Tille is survived by her husband of 63 years, William J. Schultz; her children, Kenneth J. Schultz and wife, Ann Schultz, Timothy W. Schultz, and Ellen M. S. Molina and her husband Albert M. Molina; two brothers, Oscar Creasy and Miles Creasy; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was a member of the Women’s Club of Newport News for at least 25 years. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Mrs. Claus in the kitchen, reading stories and sharing cookies in the Women’s Club Santa House.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Newport News for 63 years. She shared her love for learning as a teacher for the Newport News Public Schools for 21 years.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 7:30pm on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Weymouth Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 12:30pm on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Interment to follow at Peninsula Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Weymouth Funeral Home.