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Marian L. Schwarz
October 18, 1913 ~ January 18, 2018 (age 104) 104 Years Old Light a Candle
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Message from Barbara (Weiner) Buswell
January 25, 2018 8:30 AM
May God's grace comfort you at this time of departure. She was family, teacher and inspiration. I still remember being in the classroom when the call came that the Cuban Blockade was over. What faith and courage she showed. This world was brighter for her presence and now heaven glows a little brighter.
Message from Elaine Rhodenhizer Lee
January 23, 2018 2:24 PM
My thoughts and prayers have been with all of you, and especially today as you celebrate the life of a very special woman, teacher, and friend of our family. Marian was my elementary school teacher at Leon and I have many fond memories of those years. She was a devoted teacher with a deep love of children and a devotion of nurturing the lives and potential of children. She was a teacher by profession, and a teacher by life. I will always treasure the delightful visit my sister Eileen and I had with Marian in her home a couple of years ago.
A Mountain Meadow Pedestal Arrangement was sent on January 22, 2018
In memory of a very special lady. May her many memories console her family at this time of loss. Anyone who knew or talked to her is blessed by those memories. God speed Marian. Rod, Karen and Gracie Leis
Message from Gloria (Weiner) Habhegger
January 22, 2018 4:05 PM
My sympathy to your family in the passing of a grand lady. I would love to attend the funeral but we are in California until spring. I was born in the farmhouse next to your home farm. Since Marion was present at my birth to support my Mother, it would have been nice if I could have attended the celebration of her last journey.
A candle was lit by John R. Trammell
on January 22, 2018 1:50 PM
Message from Erika McCue
January 22, 2018 1:43 PM
My sincere condolences to Marion's Family. Great Aunt Marion started calling me around the time my mother died. (Susan Engaas). She always knew the exact questions to ask and provided the most healing advice. She made sure we visited and that my children knew where they came from. She and her sister Myrtle held my hand while I said my good-byes to my Grandma Maude Mashak. They taught me SO MUCH! I loved watching those sisters talk with their eyes. What were they saying to each other??
My family and I enjoyed our yearly visits. She would have us drive her all over town and knock on stranger's doors. (Everyone was family.... We just didn't know how we were related;) A stop for ice cream and onion rings was always guaranteed.
She is forever in our hearts!
My family and I enjoyed our yearly visits. She would have us drive her all over town and knock on stranger's doors. (Everyone was family.... We just didn't know how we were related;) A stop for ice cream and onion rings was always guaranteed.
She is forever in our hearts!
A Feathery Palm Plant was sent on January 22, 2018
Our deepest sympathy to John & Barb and the entire Schwarz family. Bill Frederick, Mark & Kari Frederick, Jim Frederick, Steve & Karen Frederick
Message from Gary & Barb Bronson
January 22, 2018 10:47 AM
Our thoughts and prayers are with you now and in the days ahead. She was a very special person and touched many lives. She will be missed. God's Blessings be with all of the family. Hugs and Love,
Gary & Barb Bronson
Gary & Barb Bronson
Message from Kathleen(Lueck) Schmidt
January 22, 2018 9:05 AM
My sympathy to the family. Marian was a very special cousin of my mother, Vera. We always had such a good time when we got together. I know what a wonderful and dedicated teacher she was in Leon.
Message from Adam Schendel
January 21, 2018 8:16 PM
Marian was a wonderful person who will be missed. She had such a rich and fulfilling life, intelligent and sharp all the way. It was always a pleasure to visit with Marian for a few hours at a time, when she was always welcoming and gracious and always full of details and news about her family she treasured so much. She really was a link to another era that has almost disappeared, with wonderful stories about her parents, her grandparents she knew who had come from Ireland and Holland in the 19th century, and about my great-grandmother, her sister Muriel.
Message from Nancy Weber Pfiester
January 21, 2018 6:25 PM
Aunt and Godmother to me.....she gave me support and care through the years. Times when I am far away and those miles are wiped away when Aunt Marian tells me that we can talk by phone and feel a link out of loneliness. Thank you for so many times of drawing everyone into your family ties and keeping us uplifted from past to present.
A candle was lit by Nancy Weber Pfiester
on January 21, 2018 6:14 PM
Message from Mary Kelly
January 21, 2018 12:48 PM
My deepest sympathy to Marian's family. As you know, she was my Dad's (Walter Kelly) first cousin, and my mother's (Leonilda) dear friend. She was also my 5th and 6th grade teacher, and the one who took the call, then returned to the classroom, and through teary eyes told us President Kennedy had been killed. She read us Uncle Tom's Cabin. She snapped her fingers and told us to "use our noodles" to prompt us to think. When I was sick and missed long-division, she assigned Joan Selbrede to teach it to me in the back of the room, privately, so I could get caught up--and I did get caught up.
She was also the one who caught us trying to smoke in the ditch at the far end of the playground and, yardstick in hand, marched us squarely back into the classroom!
And we all remember the day she showed up in her beautiful, new, burgundy Mustang. Coolest car ever driven by a teacher!
Marian didn't just teach with rigor, she lived it. She was passionate about her kids; was especially close to her sister, Lucille; had a stand for civil rights and for justice; was genuinely interested in people, and was a life-long learner and contributor. My siblings and I feel this loss. She was a remarkable woman, a dear friend to our parents, and a force in our young lives. I know they join me in expressing our deepest sympathy to you, and our gratitude for Marian being part of our lives.
Mary Kelly
She was also the one who caught us trying to smoke in the ditch at the far end of the playground and, yardstick in hand, marched us squarely back into the classroom!
And we all remember the day she showed up in her beautiful, new, burgundy Mustang. Coolest car ever driven by a teacher!
Marian didn't just teach with rigor, she lived it. She was passionate about her kids; was especially close to her sister, Lucille; had a stand for civil rights and for justice; was genuinely interested in people, and was a life-long learner and contributor. My siblings and I feel this loss. She was a remarkable woman, a dear friend to our parents, and a force in our young lives. I know they join me in expressing our deepest sympathy to you, and our gratitude for Marian being part of our lives.
Mary Kelly
Message from Sara Schwarz Cook
January 21, 2018 7:16 PM
What a wonderful tribute, Mary. Thank you.
Message from Nancy Weber Pfiester
January 21, 2018 6:13 PM
I had not remembered that Aunt Marian drove a Mustang,(up to date that she always was)! Loving students that she had remarked their thanks to her, and if you had some blood relationship even better!
Message from Bev VonRuden
January 21, 2018 10:48 AM
My Thoughts and Prayers to the whole Family. She was definitely a Grand Lady
A candle was lit by mary l savall
on January 20, 2018 2:23 PM
Message from PCCW
January 20, 2018 2:01 PM
Comfort and peace to the family of Marian Sullivan Schwarz. May the memories that mean the most to you, live forever in your heart. Sympathy and prays from St. Patrick's Parish Council of Catholic Women ( PCCW).
Blessed be her memory!!
Blessed be her memory!!
A candle was lit by Dan and Liz (Heilman) Trauscht
on January 19, 2018 1:44 PM
Our sincere sympathy to all of Aunt Marian's family. May your memories sustain you through the coming days.
Our sincere sympathy to all of Aunt Marian's family. May your memories sustain you through the coming days.
Message from Louise Sonday
January 19, 2018 1:20 PM
I was SO surprised to read of Marion's passing. For some reason, she was on my mind when I did appointments for this year ! What a SPECIAL lady she was !! I was honored to have her as a client for MANY years...from her driving herself to the office and then when her faithful son, Dave, would bring her !! What a DELIGHTFUL SOUL !!
Think of the hundreds of students she influenced !!
I will be ONE of MANY who will miss her!! GOD'S SPEED, Marion. PEACE to your family!!
Think of the hundreds of students she influenced !!
I will be ONE of MANY who will miss her!! GOD'S SPEED, Marion. PEACE to your family!!
Message from Sara Schwarz Cook
January 21, 2018 7:13 PM
Thank you, Louise.
A candle was lit by Elsa Trammell Yohn
on January 19, 2018 12:47 PM
Message from Elsa Trammell Yohn
January 19, 2018 12:46 PM
Mrs. Schwartz was my teacher for 5th and 6th grade at Leon Elementary. She was also the Principal of the school during my younger years. I loved her very much. She was kind, intelligent and cared for us like our own mother. Her sister, Mrs Brueggemann taught across the hall from her. We respected them, tried to play tricks on them, but they always were one step ahead. I kept in touch with Mrs Schwartz many years and so did my mother. Marion was happy that she taught in the same school that Deke Slayton attended. In 2001 I had the honor of helping care for her husband at the Morrow Home. May God bless and comfort the family of this special woman and teacher. May her memory be blessed!
A Feathery Palm Plant was sent on January 19, 2018
With deepest sympathy. Bob and Cookie Heilman
A candle was lit by St. Patrick's Parish Council of Catholic Women (PCCW)
on January 19, 2018 10:22 AM
Message from Peter Arttus
January 19, 2018 10:04 AM
My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Aunt Marion was a wonderful lady who reminded me so much of my own Mom. When I think of your Mom and Dad I always think of Uncle Norb taking my face in his hands one time and saying to me "You look so much like your mother". I always think of your Mom with having the same tenderness that my Mom had. She was a beautiful lady. I'm sure they are having a fine party up in heaven!
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