She was born Jan. 20, 1927, in Corn, Okla., to Arthur and Lillie Friesen Balzer, who preceded her in death. On Nov. 16, 1947, in Premont, Texas, she married Charles S. Swartz, who died Nov. 11, 2007.
Mrs. Swartz was an awesome homemaker and a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She spent most of her life in Texas. She was active in church in Texas and in Elida, where she attended Salem Mennonite Church. She was active in a local prayer group and volunteered at the Et Cetera Shop in Bluffton.
Survivors include a son, Steve (Pam) Swartz, of Plymouth, Ind.; two daughters, Carrie (Daryl) Dicke, of Wichita, Kan., and Amy (John) Roelse, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Roelse, Travis Swartz, Catherine Roelse and Tanner Swartz; and a sister, Hilda Mae Schuchert, of Denver.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Irene Hinz.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Salem Mennonite Church, Elida. Pastor Paula Snyder Belousek will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was born Jan. 20, 1927, in Corn, Okla., to Arthur and Lillie Friesen Balzer, who preceded her in death. On Nov. 16, 1947, in Premont, Texas, she married Charles S. Swartz, who died Nov. 11, 2007.
Mrs. Swartz was an awesome homemaker and a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She spent most of her life in Texas. She was active in church in Texas and in Elida, where she attended Salem Mennonite Church. She was active in a local prayer group and volunteered at the Et Cetera Shop in Bluffton.
Survivors include a son, Steve (Pam) Swartz, of Plymouth, Ind.; two daughters, Carrie (Daryl) Dicke, of Wichita, Kan., and Amy (John) Roelse, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Roelse, Travis Swartz, Catherine Roelse and Tanner Swartz; and a sister, Hilda Mae Schuchert, of Denver.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Irene Hinz.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Salem Mennonite Church, Elida. Pastor Paula Snyder Belousek will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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