Royce Schulte, 86, of Hallettsville, passed away Sept. 12, 2017. He was born on May 24, 1931 to Oscar & Ella Appelt Schulte in Hallettsville. He married Irene Kanak on Oct. 6, 1956 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Hallettsville. He was a member of the American Legion and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.

Royce is survived by: wife Irene; 4 daughters Cindy Renken & husband Ray of Hallettsville, Cheryl Steffek & husband Darryl of Hallettsville, Charlotte Neuse & husband Gary of Hallettsville, and Carmen Pivoda & husband Clay of Seguin; brother Allan Schulte & wife Jerri of Agua Dulce, TX; brothers-in-law, Elmo Pollock, Tom Kanak & wife Frances, and Jerome Kanak & wife Lorena; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Zaruba, Mary Kaiser, Barbara Kanak, and Evelyn Kanak; honorary daughter Laurie Lamoureux Ricketts & husband Ross of Canyon Lake, TX; 17 grandchildren, Eric Sobotik & wife Tina, Erin Sobotik Gonzales & husband Arnold, Allison Renken Steffek & husband David, Ryan Renken, Cori Steffek Chovanetz & husband Aaron, Jared Steffek & wife Chelsea, Cortney Grahmann Connor & husband Mark, Colin Grahmann, Carson Neuse, Connor Neuse, Cason Neuse, Dalton Harrington, Karlie Harrington Clendenen & husband Ethan, Kyra Prukop, Nicholas Pivoda, and Christian Pivoda; and 13 great grandchildren, Hannah Patek, Taylor Sobotik, Jackie Gonzales, Jillian Gonzales, Aidan Gonzales, Evan Gonzales, Coy Steffek, Bryce Chovanetz, Landon Chovanetz, Layne Steffek, Caden Connor, Lyla Connor, Lexa Connor, and Asher Harrington.

Royce was preceded in death by: parents; brother James Schulte, sister Dorothy Pollock, son-in-law Ervin Grahmann; brothers-in-law, Joe Zaruba, John Leslie Kaiser, Ronald Kanak, Alfred Tobola, Lester Ziegler, Rudy Kanak, and Danny Kanak; and sister-in-law Justine Tobola Ziegler.

Funeral Mass Service: 11 am, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville. Visitation: 4 pm, Thursday at Kubena Funeral Home with Rosary starting at 7 pm. Officiant: Msgr. John Peters and Rev. Max Landman. Pallbearers: Eric Sobotik, Ryan Renken, Jared Steffek, Colin Grahmann, Carson Neuse, Connor Neuse, Cason Neuse, Dalton Harrington, Nicholas Pivoda, and Christian Pivoda. Honorary Pallbearers: Jim Stromp, Harvey Jahn, Erin Sobotik Gonzales, Allison Renken Steffek, Cori Steffek Chovanetz, Cortney Grahmann Connor, Karlie Harrington Clendenen, and Kyra Prukop. Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic Church or Donor's Choice. Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.