Earl R. Scholz, age 74 of Shelton, husband of 50 years to Barbara Delvecchio Scholz, passed away suddenly on Monday December 27th 2010 in Griffin Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late Earl and Helen Bentz Scholz, Earl resided in Shelton Ct with his family since 1964. He was retired from Yellow Freight Trucking Company and was currently employed part time at the Fairfield Police Department. Survivors in addition to his beloved wife are his daughters Stephanie Gaffney and her husband William and Tisha Jacquot and her husband Patrick all of Monroe, three grandchildren, Casey and William Gaffney and Nicholas Jacquot, a sister Patricia Kirby of Madison and brother in law Brent Kirby also of Madison CT, nephews Shawn Kirby of Las Vegas NV and Beau Kirby and Linda Nappi of Madison CT. Funeral services will be on Thursday, December 30th at 10:00 am meeting Directly at St. Margaret Mary Church, 380 Long Hill Ave., Shelton for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery, 500 Moose Hill Rd. Monroe. Family and friends may call on Wednesday from 4 – 7 pm at the Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Pl., Stratford. Those wishing may donate in Earl's Memory to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or the Salvation Army.