THE people

Veronika (Mrs. John S.) Schultz

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

STATUS: 
Victim
DATE OF Birth:
City of Birth:
Year OF DEATH:
1915
City of Death:
Chicago,
 IL,
  Cook County,
 United States
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
MAIDEN NAME:
ETHNICITY:
Polish
KNOWN ADDRESS:
RELATED TO:

At the time of the tragedy.

AGE:
25
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
ROLE:
passenger

other information

CEMETERY:
St. Adalbert's
OTHER NOTES:

...was found still clutching to her husband's arm...

John Schultz was a streetcar conductor for the Chicago Surface Lines, the predecessor to today’s Chicago Transit Authority. John looked forward to spending his day off with his wife Verna and 17-month-old son Edziu (Edward). They were guests of his brother Joseph Schultz, who was a supervisor at the Western Electric Company.

John’s entire family of three perished aboard the Eastland. John was found still holding Edziu, with Verna still clutching his arm.

The Schultzes were one of twenty-two families completely wiped out by the disaster. The tragedy also devastated Joseph’s family. Sabina Schultz, the pregnant 21-year-old wife of Joseph and mother of Julia (2) and Stasiu (Stanley, 1) also perished.

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