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Michael J. Schlautman

8 Oct 1956 – 20 Apr 2023

Birth8 Oct 1956
Death20 Apr 2023
CemeterySaint Henrys Cemetery
Stanton , Stanton County , Nebraska , USA
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252624978

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Michael J. Schlautman, 66, of Dodge, died Thursday, April 20, 2023 at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point. Mike was born October 8, 1956 in West Point to Richard and Helen (Hegemann) Schlautman. Mike grew up in the rural Howells area and graduated from Howells High School in May of 1974. He entered the Air Force on June 12, 1974, with his Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. After Basic Training he was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi for tech school where he studied avionics and radio repair. He was next stationed at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. He proudly served in our nation's military with overseas duty in Germany, England and Saudi Arabia. He was discharged from the Air Force in August of 1977 at the rank of Senior Airman and then entered and graduated from Sandhills Community College in North Carolina. He then began studies at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. On Sept. 6, 1979, while a student at UNC – Chapel Hill, he was involved in an accident that left him with a traumatic brain injury. After a lengthy recovery in Omaha that left him in a wheelchair he was able to live on his own and moved to North Carolina. While in North Carolina he served his local Catholic parish as an EME (Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist) and Lector. He eventually moved back to Nebraska to be closer to family and friends. He lived in Lincoln, Grand Island, Central City, and most recently Dodge. He was a member of the Dodge American Legion Post 122 and was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Howells. He served as an example of overcoming adversities as he leaned on his Catholic faith through trying times. His sense of humor was evident (as was his love of old westerns on TV!). He especially enjoyed personal visits from family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard and Helen Schlautman, nephew Scott Limbeck, brother-in-law Richard Limbeck and brother-in-law Dwain Gregoire. Interment will be at St. Henry's Cemetery with lunch following at the Howells Catholic Social Hall.

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