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Oliver "Ollie" Schaetter
Fourth generation Schaetter, graduated from St. Mary’s High School and a mortuary college in 1942 where he was voted best embalmer. Ollie was not old enough to receive his Funeral Directors and Embalming license since he was not yet 21, so his license was issued in 1945, while serving with the U.S. Navy in the south Pacific in World War II. Ollie served on the USS Goshen. APA108, his ship transported the Marines who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima from China to the United States.

Oliver is manager of Schaetter’s Funeral Home in Fredericksburg, Texas, a business that has been family-owned and operated for the past 120 years. Oliver also managed Schaetter’s Ambulance Service until 1974, when it was discontinued. He was honored at the 1995 State Convention of the Texas Funeral Directors Association for having been a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 50 years. In 1999, he was elected “Funeral Director of the Year” in the South Central Region of the Texas Funeral Directors Assn and again in 2001 by the Texas Funeral Directors Association. In 2001, he was elected “Man of the Year” by the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce.

Oliver has been involved in many community organizations supporting academics, charitable organizations and historic conservation. He has held numerous offices, including Director of Hill Country Memorial Hospital, President of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce, Director the board of Admiral Nimitz Museum and Director of the Gillespie County Fair Association. In addition to his various titled positions, Oliver has volunteered and held membership in mulitple service orgainzations including; Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Legion Post 244, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Gillespie County Historical Society, St. Joseph's Society, Knights of Columbus, Fredericksburg Lions Club and the Billie Booster Club. Oliver is resposible for the inception of The Chamber of Commerce New Commers Association, the Hill Country Horse Club, the Hill Country Funeral Directors Association , St. Mary's Athletic Club and helped to organize the first Night in Old Fredericksburg.

Bryon Schaetter
Bryon is the fifth generation of the Schaetter's Funeral Home family and is currently serving as president. He graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1975, and was active in ambulatory and funeral service during these years. He received his license as a funeral director in 1977 and his embalmer’s license in 1978. He married Rhonda Klein in 1984 and they have three children, Bartley, Baleigh and Brianna.

Like his father, Bryon is very active in the Fredericksburg community. He has served as president for the St. Mary's Parent Teacher Club, St. Mary's School Council, Hill Country Funeral Director's Association, the Gillespie County Child Protective Services Board, the Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Gillepie County Fair Association. Bryon has also served as a Hill Country Memorial Hospital and South Central Funeral Director board member and a Chamber of Commerce Ambassador.

Evelyn Schaetter
Holding the office of treasurer of the fifth generation Schaetter’s Funeral Home is Evelyn Danz Schaetter. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1950, and married Ollie Schaetter in 1952. She performs many duties at Schaetter’s Funeral Home. She is the mother of five children: Gail, married to Barry Hagemann, Susan Kneese, Bryon, married to Rhonda Klein, Arthur Neal, married to Dana Gillis, and Scot Oliver Schaetter. She and Ollie have eight grandchildren: Brandt Blake, Hunter Glen Hagemann, Dustin Kneese, Bartley Joseph Schaetter, Baleigh Madison Shaetter, Brianna Elise Scheatter and Oliver Jordan Schaetter.

Rhonda Schaetter
Married to Bryon Schaetter, Rhonda nee Klein, graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1981. She graduated from the University of Texas in San Antonio with a degree in elementary education. Rhonda is currently teaching music in both the St. Mary's and Stonewall elementary schools. She is the mother of three children: Bartley Joseph, Brianna Elise, and Baleigh Madison.

Myron Danz
Myron Danz is the brother of Mrs. Ollie Schaetter. He started working at Schaetter’s Funeral Home while still in high school. He is a 1965 graduate of St. Mary’s High School and also a graduated at Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science Gypton-Jones in Dallas, Texas. He was licensed as a funeral director and embalmer in 1969. He is married to the former Lynette Klaerner, and they have two sons, Shaun and Kyle. Myron is retired from 22 years with the Texas National Guard and also served with Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department, retiring after 20 years.

Shaun Danz
Shaun graduated from San Antonio College of Mortuary Science and is presently serving as Funeral Director and Embalmer with the Schaetter Funeral Home and is married to the former Kristy Ransleben. They have a son, Kannon Mycal.



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