John H. Schuler

John H. Schuler, 75, of Wooster, died August 8 at Wesview Manor after a long illness.He was born March 5, 1936 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the late Edgar A. and Kathryn (Reinhart) Schuler and married Betty K. Thunhorst on June 6, 1959, she survives. After graduating from Oberlin College, he taught foreign languages in the Cleveland Public Schools and at Cleveland State University. Graduating from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1974, he began a solo law practice in Wooster, later working in partnerships as Leedy and Schuler and Taggart, Cox, Hayes and Schuler. He served as Wayne County Common Pleas Judge from 1983 through 1986. He retired from the practice of law in 1997. He was a member of the Wayne County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Tri-County Beekeepers and the Ohio State Beekeepers Association. He also served on the Board of Trustees of of the Wayne County Public Library. An avid vegetable gardener, he proudly displayed his produce at the Wayne County Fair for a number of years. As an active member of the Wayne County Democratic Party, he ran for county-wide office, helped other candidates with their campaigns and served as Chester Township precinct committee person for several years. Along with his wife, he was honored by the Wayne County Democratic Party with the Ruby Bishop Memorial Service Award in 1997 and the Old Hickory Award in 2007. He had a fine voice and sang bass in the choir of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County and with the Wayne County Choral Union. Surviving (in addition to his wife) are a son, George Edgar of Beacon, N.Y.; sisters, Virginia (Joel) Schulman of Northampton, Mass. and Kathryn Kirshner of Brookline, Mass.; two nephews and a niece; four great nephews and a great niece. There will be no calling hours. Graveside services will be held at Foxfield Preserve Cemetery in Wilmot on Thursday, August 11, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Elaine Strawn officiating. For those wishing to attend, the funeral cortege will leave Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, 2284 Benden Dr., Wooster at 1:15 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave., SW, Wilmot, Ohio 44689.

John H. Schuler

March 5, 1936 - August 8, 2011