William H Schwartz

IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM H. SCHWARTZ

BORN
December 11, 1915 ~ Fulton, Illinois
PASSED AWAY
July 26, 2005 ~ Sanborn, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 30, 2005
Archer United Methodist Church, Archer, Iowa
Rev. Doris Lindley ~ officiating

VISITATION
Friday, July 29, 2005 after 2:00 PM
With the family present from 7:00 – 8:00pm
At the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, Iowa

MUSIC
“How Great Thou Art”
Duet: John & Marlys Vander Sluis
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“Beyond the Sunset”
Organist: Donna Struve

CASKET BEARERS
Jeff Parry Scott Parry
Stan Schwartz Chad Schwartz
Neil Schalekamp Steven Schalekamp
Peter Larson

FINAL RESTING PLACE
East Lawn Cemetery
Sheldon, Iowa

After the graveside service, relatives and friends are invited to
join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements under the care of
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, Iowa

WILLIAM H. SCHWARTZ


William “Bill” Harry Schwartz, the son of Edmund N. and Gertrude (Briggs) Schwartz, was born December 11, 1915 in Fulton, Illinois, but lived in Gregory County near Burke, South Dakota where he attended school through his sophomore year of high school. In 1933, he moved with his parents to Archer, Iowa where he completed his education and graduated from Archer High School in 1935. On June 1, 1941 he was united in marriage to Patricia Saupe in the Philby Church in Baker Township of O’Brien County. After their marriage the couple lived on a farm north of Sheldon before moving to the original Saupe Farm, that farm became a Century Farm in 1988. Bill farmed for 37 years and was a seed corn dealer; he retired from farming in 1978 and they moved into Sheldon in 1997. He passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at the Prairie View Home in Sanborn, Iowa, reaching the age of 89 years, 7 months and 15 days.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Archer and served on several church boards. Bill was active in the Farm Bureau and the Extension Service; he was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge. When Bill was president of the O’Brien County Historical Society, they developed the Heritage Park in Primghar, Iowa. Bill was also active in the Prairie Queen Kiwanis in Sheldon. He enjoyed bowling, trap shooting, fishing and traveling.
Bill leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 64 years, Pat of Sheldon, Iowa; a son and his wife, Richard and Judie Schwartz of Elmhurst, Illinois; a son-in-law, Neil Schalekamp of Issaquah, Washington; 5 grandchildren, Cari and her husband Mike Christopher, Cathi and her husband, Roberto Reyes, Susan and her husband, Dan Carollo, Steven Schalekamp and Caily Schwartz; 5 great-grandchildren, Emily and Michael Christopher, Ashley Reyes, Karen and Jonathan Carollo; a sister, Mollie Parry of Sheldon, Iowa; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Judith Schalekamp; his parents, and a brother, Briggs Schwartz and a sister, Harriet Gillespie.