Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Swartz, Howard Carl Henry 2005
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Greenville Daily News, 22 Feb 2005

Howard Carl Henry Swartz, 95, of Turk Lake, Greenville, died Sunday morning,
Feb. 20, 2005, at Metron of Greenville.  Born June 25, 1909, to John and
Elizabeth Sass Swartz, he was raised at Turk Lake with brothers Emerson, Wesley
and Norman, who preceded him in death, and his surviving sister, Leona Dyer.

In 1933 he married Thelma J. Ek and they spent 45 loving years together until
her death in 1978.  He married Kathryn E. Knapp Freeman in 1991, who also
preceded him in death.  He also was preceded in death by his son-in-law, the
Rev. Raymond Flessner, in 1999.

He was a member of the Turk Lake (Evangelical, Evangelical United Brethren, Now
United Methodist) Church for 63 years, teaching Sunday School and serving on
virtually every committee.  He also donated the property for the current church
and parsonage.  For the last several years he has been a regular attendee of the
Sidney Christian Church.  Mr. Swartz greatly enjoyed being a public servant,
including service as Montcalm County commissioner, Montcalm Township supervisor
and treasurer and serving on the Road Commission for 28 years.  He also was an
assistant scout master and as a young man was hired to plant many of the trees
at what is now Anna Behrens Girl Scout Camp.  In addition to a lifetime of
farming, he retired from Gibson’s, holding positions from sweeper to foreman.

Reflecting on his life, Howard stated, “In all my jobs I did my best, with the
help of the Lord.”

Mr. Swartz also is survived by his daughter, Joyce Flessner of Turk Lake; son,
Dan Swartz of Grand Rapids; grandchildren, Jodie, Jennifer, Bryan, Andrew,
Matthew, David, Timothy; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A service of death and resurrection is 1 p.m. Saturday at Hurst Funeral Home
Greenville, with the Rev. Bernard Loew officiating.  Burial is in Rest Haven
Memory Gardens, Belding.  The family will receive relatives and friends from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made
to Turk Lake United Methodist Church or Sidney Christian Church.


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