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| Schwartz, Leroy Fritz |
Age: 78
Passed Away: 2008-04-27
Funeral Home: Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home - Caldwell |
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Schwartz, Leroy Fritz
September 7, 1929-April 27, 2008
Leroy Fritz Schwartz, 78, of Caldwell died Sunday, April 27 at Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell with Rev. Terry Bage officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Deanville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 7:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday.
Mr. Schwartz was a retired pot line supervisor for Alcoa Aluminum Company and a rancher. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church and had served as a Sunday school teacher, Lay pastor and cemetery sexton for many years. In 1993 he received an ordination certificate for his Lay service. He was a charter member of Deanville Volunteer Fire Department and served as vice-president for 26 years. He was a 50 year member of Sons of Hermann Lodge #301 and had received their Humanitarian Award.
Leroy was always available to over see cook-offs and fund-raisers for the volunteer fire department, the church or memorial park. He enjoyed his family, especially his grandchildren, fishing, playing cards and dominoes, gardening and ranching.
During the Korean War he served in the US Marine Corps and attained the rank of sergeant.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Louise Suehs Dworsky Schwartz and a half-sister, Delta Lee Dworsky Ahrens.
Survivors include his wife of more than 52 years, Vinelda Poehl Schwartz of Caldwell; a son and daughter-in-law, Kirk and Judy Schwartz of Deanville; a daughter and son-in-law, Kammy and Mark Baumann of College Station; six grandchildren, Lindsay Skrabanek and husband, Matthew, Brittany Schwartz, Kyle Schwartz, Jennifer Senter, April Senter and Garrett Senter and many friends.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Kindt, Kraig Kindt, Donnie Suehs, Arthur Suehs, Kieth Ahrens and Thomas Krenek. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Deanville Volunteer Fire Department.
In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or to Hospice Brazos Valley, 302 E. Blue Bell Rd. Brenham, TX 77833.
Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home of Caldwell is in charge of arrangements.
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