Richard Carl Schwertfeger Sr., 29 Aug 1932 - 24 Dec 2016

SCHWERTFEGER, REFER, HOHENSHELL, NOEL, MUNSON, HAWKER, RIEK

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 2/1/2017 at 15:29:44

RICHARD CARL SCHWERTFEGER SR.
Fairfax

Richard Carl Schwertfeger Sr., 84, of Fairfax, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Dec. 24, 2016. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Burial: Zion Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.

Richard was born Aug. 29, 1932, in Deep River, Iowa, the son of Lewis and Dora (Refer) Schwertfeger. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He married Sharon Kay Hohenshell at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, on July 12, 1957. Richard worked at Cherry-Burrell for 37 years before retiring in 1997. Richard was a lifetime member of Fairfax American Legion Post 572.

Richard was very proud to have served his country. He was an avid Hawkeye fan and loved the special family events.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon; children, Rachel Noel, Jacki Schwertfeger, Richard Schwertfeger Jr. and Sandy (Charles) Munson; special grandchildren, Richard Schwertfeger III and Cheyenne Schwertfeger; nine other grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Mary Lou (Wally) Hawker.

Richard was preceded in death by his daughter, Trudy Schwertfeger; parents; siblings, Louis (Dolores) Schwertfeger and Dorothy (Harlan) Rieck; daughter, Candace Schwertfeger; and granddaughter, Mandy Schwertfeger.

The family would like to say a special thank-you to the grandchildren, Adam, Kylie, Aric, Macie and Cheyenne, for taking care of their Poppa.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.

Please share a memory of Richard at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

The Gazette, Posted on Wednesday, 28 December 2016, p6a