Schwarze, Donald A. (14 APR 1931 – 17 OCT 2014)
Donald Allen Schwarze, 83, Mountain Home, Ark., died on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, after a battle with cancer. His body will be cremated and no services will be held.
Don was born on April 14, 1931 at the Marshfield, Wis. Hospital, the oldest son of Ewald and Sarah (nee Olson) Schwarze. He played football with the Greenwood Indians and following graduation from the Greenwood High School, farmed with his father for several years before entering the U.S. Army as a private. He served in the Korean War and was honorably discharged as a master sergeant in 1955 with numerous honors of distinction.
Returning to civilian life, Don attended the Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee. He spent most of his working career with the Department of Agriculture in Madison, a position which required state-wide travel, court appearances for criminal cases, and occasional radio interviews and discussions.
On Sept. 18, 1965, he married Barbara Weber in Beaver Dam. They had no children. His retirement was spent in both Mountain Home, Ark., and Rice Lake. The last several years were lived in Mountain Home.
Don is survived by his wife of 49 years; one brother, Stan (Janet) Schwarze, Rochester, Minn.; several nieces and nephews; and many cousins.
