----Source: Greenwood Library Scrapbook Collection, Marshfield News Herald 04/ /1955

Schwarze, Simon (1874 - 1955)

GREENWOOD, CLARK COUNTY--An 80-year-old lifelong resident of Greenwood, Simon Schwarze, died at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 1955 at his home. He had been in ill health the past 21 months.

Mr. Schwarze was born Dec. 8, 1874, in the Town of Warner and received is education in the rural schools. On July 20, 1901, he was married to Augusta Kotsch at Fairchild.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and was engaged in farming and various occupations.

Surviving are his wife, four sons, Emil Schwarze, Marshfield Carl Schwarze, Napa, Calif. Wesley Schwarze, Greenwood and Herbert Schwarze, Wauwatosa two brothers, Ernest and August Schwarze, both of Greenwood five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Four brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.

The body is lying in state at the Stabnow Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev. H.F. Brauer, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will take place in the Greenwood Cemetery.