Marie L. Schwarz

Marie was born on July 11, 1916 in Nacora, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Mary (Hoeck) Demke. She married Walter Schwarz on March 1, 1939. She had lived on a farm near Emerson almost all of her life. She and Walter moved into Emerson in 1979. Walter passed away on October 9, 2000. Marie liked to play cards, and enjoyed the Emerson Senior Center. Marie is survived by her children: Judy Warnock and her husband Russell of South Sioux City, Nebraska; Darlene Oetken and her husband Dale of Sioux Rapids, Iowa; and Jack Schwarz of Hereford, Arizona. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Marie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Walter, and a daughter-in-law Carol.