Arnold Eugene Schulze passed away in New Braunfels, Texas on March 21, 2025, at the age of 94 years.
Arnold was born on February 10, 1931 to Ella Zwicke Schulze and Eugene Fritz Schulze in Guadalupe County, Texas. He married Verlyn Wesch, the love of his life, on February 13, 1954. Arnold and Verlyn were married for 69 years and worked side by side to achieve success in farming, ranching, and the establishment and running of their business, Schulze Grain.
Arnold began his career as a successful farmer, rancher, and business owner at the young age of 14 when he had to leave school to work on the family farm following the untimely death of his father. For a period of time, he farmed over 1,000 acres. During drought years Arnold worked off the farm finding employment with Alamo Iron Works and Gaylord Box Company in San Antonio, and T&E Tractor in Seguin. As a young farmer, Arnold also did custom farming to supplement the farm income. Arnold won numerous awards for his excellence in farming, including Lion’s International Fort Worth Press Conservationist of the Year for Guadalupe, Comal, and Hays Soil Conservation District, and the Seguin Guadalupe County Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Award in 1984, and was very well respected in the farming community. When not busy on the farm, Arnold and Verlyn enjoyed traveling to the Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass. Arnold was also an avid hunter, hunting in the sandhills, Hill country, South Texas, and Colorado.
Arnold loved being on the tractor plowing, planting, and harvesting the land. He loved his cows and checked them daily until he could no longer do so, in his trusty beloved 1982 GMC pickup complete with rope hung on the driver side mirror for any cattle emergencies that he might come across. In his later years, Arnold also enjoyed reading the paper, doing word puzzles, scratching his favorite lottery tickets, and eating “the best” cheese enchiladas, and drinking sweet tea from The Palms.
Arnold was proceeded in death by his wife, Verlyn, his sister, Laura Mae Gerdes, and husband George, Jr., his brother Elroy Schulze, and wife Katherine, his sister, Evelyn Norman, and husband Bert, brother-in-law, Jerome Wesch, and wife Hildegard, brother-in-law Roger Wesch, and sister-in-law, Joyce Hoffmann, and husband Lawrence.
Arnold is survived by his daughters, Denise Hufnagl (Robert), Cherryl Baethge (Darryl), and Pamela Grandstaff (Gary), his grandchildren who knew him as “Opie”, Kelly Schumann (Matthew), Jennifer Lott (Simon), Katy Dylla (Charlie), Robert Allen Hufnagl, Ethan Zwicke, Robert Baethge (Melissa), and Ken Baethge. He is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren who knew him as “Great Opie”, sister-in-law, Bernadette “Bobbie” Wesch, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will be from 5-7 on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at Tres Hewell Mortuary, with graveside services on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park with the Reverend Marcus Bigott officiating.
Serving as pallbearers are Matthew Schumann, Ethan Zwicke, Charlie Dylla, Simon Lott, Robert Allen Hufnagl, and Darren Reiley.
The family would like to thank Mark, Lupe, and Cheryl of Jacob’s home for the loving care they have given Arnold over the past seven months.
Rest in peace Dad.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Arnold’s memory may be made to Emanuel’s Lutheran Church, 206 N. Travis St., Seguin, Texas 78155, or to a charity of one’s choice.
You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.