Wesley Schwartz (1926-2021)

SCHWARTZ

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 5/23/2021 at 17:43:30

Wesley was born August 2, 1926 in Bryant, lowa on the family farm to Mary Mildred Gusse and Frederick Andrew Schwartz. In 1954 he moved near Morrison, Illinois where he worked his dairy farm.
He married Emma Luella Jacobsen Schwartz on August 7, 1948 and had two children Dr. Sandra Sue Schwartz of Champaign, IL and Wesley Walter Schwartz, Jr. (Jolene) of Bryant, lowa. They had three boys, Brian, Patrick, and Robert. Wes leaves behind 5 great grandchildren.
He had a special gift of reading farm animals (often helping neighbors and vets with their diagnosis) and he could name birds by their song, even if he didn't see them and he knew trees even in the winter without leaves.
He was active with woodworking projects and could make anything. During the winter he helped build homes.
He and Emma returned to Clinton, lowa, to live until Emma passed 12/27/2005. Wes moved down to Champaign, Illinois in 2007. He spent 10 years at Prairie Winds Assisted Living in Urbana, Illinois and spent his last few years in Paxton at Accolade nursing home where he passed Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.
Services will be for family only.
Condolences may be offered at www.morganmemorialhome.com.
Published on March 20, 2021