SCHWICKERATH, Marlys Mary (Hentges) 1930-2016

SCHWICKERATH, SWEHLA, HENTGES, LECHTENBERG

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 9/3/2016 at 09:38:01

Obituary for Marlys M. Schwickerath

Marlys M. Schwickerath age 85 of New Hampton, Iowa, died Friday, September 2, 2016, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, North Washington with Rev. Brian Dellaert celebrating the Mass. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, North Washington.

Friends may greet the family 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday, September 5, 2016, at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton where there will be a 4:00 p.m. rosary and 7:30 p.m. Parish Scripture Service. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at the church on Tuesday.

Marlys Mary Schwickerath was born November 29, 1930, in New Hampton, IA, the daughter of Edward and Frances (Swehla) Hentges. She received her education at St. Mary’s School in North Washington and graduated high school there in 1948. On April 19, 1950, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in North Washington she married Robert Carl Schwickerath. To this union three children were born. The couple farmed northwest of North Washington on the Hentges Family Farm until retiring in 1988.

The couple moved into New Hampton in 1992. Marlys was an active member of Immaculate Conception Church where she served as a lector and in the Rosary Society. Robert and Marlys enjoyed dancing, fishing, playing cards, visiting with their friends and neighbors, but she especially loved time with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Robert; one son, Lynn (Linda) Schwickerath of New Hampton; two daughters, LuAnn (Dale) Lechtenberg of New Hampton; Lynette (Randy) Mahowald of Burnsville, Minnesota; five grandchildren, Brad (Toni) Schwickerath, Brent (Jenny) Schwickerath, Derek Lechtenberg, Dustin (Jessica) Lechtenberg, all of New Hampton, Darcy (Casey Stika) Lechtenberg of La Porte City, Iowa; six great-grandchildren: Jake Schwickerath, Cora Schwickerath, Jamie Jo Schwickerath, Mia Schwickerath, Ada Schwickerath and Levi Lechtenberg; brothers-in-law, Cletus (Eleanor) Schwickerath, Herb Carpenter, all of New Hampton; and sister-in-law, Bernice Felder of New Hampton.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Modesta Hentges, brother, Michael E. Hentges in infancy, granddaughter, Angela Ann Lechtenberg and a great-grandson, Anthony Robert Schwickerath.

Source: Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home website