Marion S. Schwartz, age 89, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell, MT with her daughter and son-in-law at her side. Although living her life in Eau Claire, WI, Marion spent the last year at The Springs in Whitefish, MT to be near her daughter and son-in-law.
Marion was born in Crosby, ND on Feb. 15, 1919 to Arthur and Hannah
(Engh) Anderson.
Marion graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1936. She married David Schwartz at St. Patrick’s Church on Feb. 22, 1940. From this union three children were born: Tom, Jim and Mary Jo. |
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She was a charter and lifetime member of the MOPHA Unit 550 Chippewa Valley, a lifetime member of VFWA Unit 305 DAVA Chippewa Valley #21, and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 53.
Marion started volunteer work at Sacred Heart Hospital in 1974 and in 1980 started the new born baby caps program. If it would be possible to count the number of newborns that received a personally knitted cap from Marion the number would be staggering. She went to the Tomah Veterans Hospital the first Sunday and second Tuesday of every month for many years. She was a member of the Mooses and L.E. Phillips Senior Center, along with being a Den Mother for many years.
Marion is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Hannah (Engh) Anderson; her husband, Dave in 1994; her son, Jim in 1980; and her sisters, Margaret Krische in 1988 and Dorothy (Tootie) Lynnes in 2004.
Marion is survived by a sister, Maxine Robbins of Winchester, IN; son, Thomas (Colleen) Schwartz of Columbia, IL; daughter Mary Jo (Paul) Behrens of Columbia Falls, MT; daughter-in-law, Carol (Larry) Clark of Stevens Point, WI; grandchildren, Ashlyn, (Jim) Trichette of Westerville, OH, Steve (Tiffany) Schwartz of Cordova, TN and Greg (Kristin) Schwartz of Wisconsin Rapids, WI; great-grandchildren, Logan and Colin Trischett of Westerville, OH and Justin and Devin Gaedtke-Schwartz of Wisconsin Rapids,WI; as well as many nieces and nephews and a very Special and Dear friend Bonnie Johnson who took care of Marion until her move to Montana.
A memorial service will be held for Marion at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Fuller-Speckien-Hulke Funeral Home, 3209 Rudolph Road, Eau Claire, WI. Monsignor Edmund Klimek will officiate. Relatives and friends may call the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.
Inturnment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery, Eau Claire.
Friends may send condolences online at www.fullerspeckien.com
Fuller-Speckien-Hulke Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
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