John A. Schuller

John A. Schuller, 87, of Buffalo Twp, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at Butler Memorial Hospital. John was born in Harwick, PA on October 14, 1935, a son of the late Bertha L. (Rossman) and Peter J. Schuller. John quit school at an early age opting to work as a machine operator for Bob Leslie Excavating. Upon reaching legal age he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. Following an early honorable discharge due to a medical condition, he went to work with the railroad which led to a career with Pullman Standard. He worked his way up through the company, excelling in required college courses that earned him a position as superintendent of the paint department. After the closing of the Pullman Standard plant in Butler, PA, John accepted a superintendent position with Rescar Inc. and relocated to Texas. Upon his retirement from Rescar, Inc. John and his wife moved back to Sarver. Through the years John, along with his wife, owned many businesses including two junk yards, one in Buffalo Twp. and one in Fawn Twp., a tire shop, and two Janice Bait & Tackle stores, one in the BJ section of Freeport and one in Leechburg. They also delivered newspapers for various publishers throughout the years in both Texas and Pennsylvania, most recently being The Butler Eagle for a notable sixteen years. John enjoyed gardening, fishing, watching old westerns, listening to gospel music and spending time with his family. John is survived by his wife of 66 years, Janice (Prager) Schuller; six children, Cheryl (David) Schaeffer, Diane (Jeffrey) Olson, Susann (Joseph) Watt, Daniel (Tammy) Schuller, Beverly (Adam) Rogacki and Amy (David) Ingram; nineteen grandchildren, Autumn, Robert, Cheri, Adam, Jamie, Sarah, Kaleb, Danielle, Joseph, Phillip, Monica, Jeramy, Erica, Constance, David, John, Sam, Andrew and Jeanna; twenty-five great-grandchildren, Abigail, Jon, Keilan, Declan, Warren, Joseph, Victoria, Anthony, Noah, Kally, Jenna, Carter, Tavien, Donavin, Joseph, A’Maurie, Zarah, Katora, Gavin, Peyton, Mason, Orion, Nicholas, Logan, Blaz; and nine great-great-grandchildren, Levi, Madison, Carter, Violet, Hunter, Kyler, Indica, Pharaoh and Atreus. He is also survived by one brother, Andrew (Donna) Schuller, sister-in-law, Martha Schuller, and a brother-in-law, Donald (Jodi) Prager. John was preceded in death by infant twin daughters, Connie & Carol; two grandchildren, Randy J. Schuller and Amber R. Harbison; one great-grandchild, Mackenzie Weltner; and three brothers and their spouses, Peter (Betty) Schuller, George (Janet) Schuller, Ralph Schuller and one sister, Patricia Schuller (Tom Ostrowski) (Norb Olzak) Olzak. Family and friends will be received on Tuesday, April 11 from 6:00-9:00 PM in the Redmond Funeral Home located at 524 High St. in Freeport, PA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 12 at Saint Mary Mother of God Church in Freeport, PA with Msgr. Gilbert Gente, officiating. The family extends an open invitation to a luncheon at the church hall following the service. A family burial will be held on a later date at St. Mary's Cemetery Freeport, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 444 Liberty Ave, #1300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or to Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company, 290 Horne Ave., Saxonburg, PA 16056.

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