Wayne Schultz, age 72, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Monday, November 2nd, at Bethany Towers in Fargo. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12th, at the Carlin Funeral Home in Fosston with the Rev. Mark Richardson officiating. Interment will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Fosston. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service on Thursday (12th) at the funeral home. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral.com. Military honors will be provided by the Naval Honors Team.

Wayne Roger Schultz, age 72, passed away November 2, 2026 at Bethany Towers in Fargo North Dakota. He was born June 19, 1954 in Fosston, Minnesota, to Elmer and Arlene Schultz.

Wayne and his family lived in Minnesota, early on but the family moved later and settled in North Dakota. There he attended school and graduated from West Fargo High School in 1972. Shortly after graduation, Wayne joined the United States Navy. He served three years active duty on ships, the USS Hancock and the USS Oriskany.

He then spent three years on reserve and was honorably discharged in 1978. After the military, Wayne attended NDSU and Moorhead State University. Later he worked many years in the Fargo area and retired in early 2000.

He moved to Bethany Towers on University Drive in Fargo after retirement. Wayne enjoyed spending time with family and friends and watching sports on TV. He also enjoyed traveling and doing research for a book he was writing.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Kevin Schultz from Fargo, North Dakota and a sister, Cindy Schamber from Grand Prairie, Texas.

He is survived by two sisters, Marcy Howard of Fargo, North Dakota and a sister, Kristi Vonloh of

the Omaha, Nebraska area. Three nieces, Kim Grund, Heather Yother and Mellissa Hopkins as well as one nephew, Justin Vonloh, along with many other family and friends that will miss him.