Obit for SCHWARZ, Orville A. (b.1927 d.2005), Murray Co., MN

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1927-ORVILLE SCHWARZ-2005



  Orville A. Schwarz, 78, of Orr, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 

8, 2005, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer.

  Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Calvary Lutheran Church 

in Orr. Rev. H. Arthur Dale will be the officiant. Interment will be in 

the Prairie Hill Cemetery of Fulda, Minn. Military rites will be accorded 

by the combined honor guards of the Orr aMerican Legion Post #480, and 

the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1757 of Cook.

  He was born on April 7, 1927, at Fulda, Minnesota, the son of Carl and 

Anna (Gehl) Schwarz. He grew up in Fulda, and served in the U.S. Army 

during World War II. He was united in marriage to Lola F. Knorr in Fulda 

on December 25, 1949. The couple lived in Fulda for 5 years after their 

marriage, then in Alborn for 4 1/2 years, and moved to Orr in 1957, where 

they have since resided. Orville was a Department of Natural Resources 

Forester for 38 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of Calvary 

Lutheran Church in Orr, and a 47 year member of its choir. He belonged to 

the Orr American Legion Post #480, and the Orr Volunteer Fire Department 

for over 40 years, and had served on the Board of Directors of the 

Vermilion Fairways Gold Course in Cook. He was an avid deer hunter, 

golfer, and card player - especially pinochle.

  He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lola; 1 son, Jim (Pauline) of 

Superior, Wis., two daughters, Terri (Rick) Popovich of Duluth, and Julie 

(Wayne) Morgan of Orr; two brothers, Ivan of Omaha, Neb., and Gerald of 

Fulda, MN.; six grandchildren: Travis and Nicholas Morgan, Cody and 

Reanna Popovich, and Addison and McKenzie Schwarz, along with nieces, 

nephews, and many caring friends.

  He is preceded in death by a stillborn daughter in 1952, and one sister, 

Elaine Barr.

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