Clarence T. Schwartzhoff - 1912-1986

SCHWARTZHOFF, DANAHER, WELSCHER, ELLESTAD, BROWN, HOSHEIT

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/17/2011 at 11:31:05

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON DEMOCRAT July 10, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Clarence T. Schwartzhoff, age 73, died Saturday July 5, 1986 at his rural Dorchester, Iowa home. Services were held Tuesday, July 8 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dorchester with Father Kruse officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Hanson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were grandsons Jeff, Nick, Tad, Mike and Greg Schwartzhoff, and Scott Deters.

Clarence was born August 20, 1912 in Dorchester, Iowa to Christian J. and Catherine (Danaher) Schwartzhoff. He married Winifred Welscher on September 22, 1936 in Caledonia, Minnesota. He was a member of St. Mary's Church where he served as a trustee for several years, a member of the creamery board and the Allamakee Community school board from 1971 to 1980.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister in infancy.

He is survived by his wife, Winifred; 3 daughters, Mrs. Donald (Marie) Ellestad of Caledonia, Minnesota, Alice Brown of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Helen Schwartzhoff of Rochester, Minnesota; 5 sons, Dale and Gerald of Dorchester, Iowa, Earl of St. Charles, Minnesota, Gary of Merriam, Kansas, and Joe of Decorah, Iowa; 22 grandchildren; a brother Francis Schwartzhoff of Waukon, Iowa and 2 sisters, Irene Schwartzhoff of Chicago, Illinois, and Gertrude Hosheit of Caledonia, Minnesota.