EARLVILLE – Robert W. Schutte, 57, of East Main St., passed away Saturday, July 29, 2006 at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown.
Born Sept. 4, 1948 in Detroit, Mich, he was the son of Walter R. and Ingrid V. Erikson Schutte. He was a graduate of Earlville High School, attended Utica College, and graduated from SUNY Morrisville. On Dec. 27, 1969, Robert was married to Sheila A. Weeks in Sherburne. He had owned and operated the Earlville Body Shop for several years, and then worked at OSG Pharmaceuticals at Woods Corners, Norwich as a machinist and mechanic for 25 years. Bob was a stamp, coin and rock collector and loved geology. He was a member of the Street Rod Nationals in Syracuse and enjoyed traveling to car shows with his 1946 Chevy.
Surviving are his wife, Sheila; his parents, Walter and Ingrid Schutte of Earlville; his father-in-law, Milton Weeks of Sherburne; two daughters and sons-in-law, Wendy and Patrick Quarry of Apex, N.C. and Heather and Brian Binelli of Sherburne; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Allison and Samuel Benjamin of Morris, Peggy and Robert Mason of Norwich; a sister-in-law and her husband, Teresa and Kenneth Billings of Wallingford, Conn.; a granddaughter, Keira Quarry; several nieces and nephews, Matthew Siefert, Jessica Seeley, Stacey Benjamin,Kimberly Mason, Erick Mason, Joshua and Jen Billings, and Jon Billings; a grandniece, Sierrah McAble, and a grandnephew, Ian Seeley. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was predeceased by his mother-in-law, Gertrude Weeks.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 10 S. Main St., Sherburne, followed by interment in the West Hill Cemetery, Sherburne. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 401 N. Salina St., Suite 304, Syracuse, NY 13203.