Richard Allen Sholtz

Memorials to Nebraska Humane Society, Valley Library or Car-A-Van; Richard Allen Sholtz was born on December 4, 1953 in Schuyler, Nebraska to Raymond and Mary (Kerlin) Sholtz. He grew up in Valley where he attended grade school and graduated from Valley High School in 1972. Rick enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1973 to 1977, with a deployment in South Korea. Upon his return, he attended Wayne State College for a couple of years. As a young boy, Rick enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, anything that crawled and spending time at the Platte River. Rick has lived in several places around the country but settled back in Valley. He had several construction jobs, and for the last 14 years, worked for a variety of companies who did international federal contracting, before working for AllCom Global Services. As a result of his employment with a variety of companies, Rick was able to travel the world, working outside the country for extended periods of time. This also allowed Rick to travel and explore the sights near his work. He was fondly known as Puk (Russian for Rick) by his co-workers. Truly a world traveler, Rick visited/worked on 4 continents and loved to learn about the history and customs of new places. He enjoyed fishing, canoeing and kayaking and drew his spirituality from the beauty of God’s creations. Rick was a kind, generous, and caring free-spirited man who enjoyed new experiences to the very end. He was a source of support for his sisters in their times of need and was always willing to lend a hand. Rick savored his mother’s potato salad and a good piece of apple pie and when home, dinner out at Farmer Brown’s. Rick passed away suddenly while on assignment in South Korea on May 27, 2018 at the age of 64 years, 5 months and 23 days. He was preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Mary. Rick is survived by his sisters Virginia Walker, Patty Hopkins and Mary (John) Watson all of Omaha; brother Gene (Kris) of Bradford, TN; nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday 5 to 7 PM at the funeral home; Funeral Thursday 10 AM at United Faith Community Church in Valley; Interment Omaha National Cemetery; Memorials to Nebraska Humane Society, Valley Library or Car-A-Van; condolences to www.reichmuthfuneralhomes.com Reichmuth Funeral Home 21901 W. Maple Rd. 402-289-2222

Richard Allen Sholtz

December 4, 1953 - May 27, 2018