Leo Swidwa
March 24th, 1927 - November 23rd, 2001
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Leo's Obituary
Leo G. Swidwa, 74, of St. Joseph, died at his home Friday
November 23, 2001
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M
Tuesday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in St. Joseph where
he was a member. Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 and 7:00
?9:00 P.M. Monday, at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral
Home 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. A prayer service will be
held at 7:00 P.M. Monday. Burial will be at Riverview
Cemetery where there will be held Military Rites. Memorials
may be made to Hospice At Home 2626 W. John Beers Rd.,
Stevensville, Michigan 49127 or Lake Michigan Catholic
Schools 220 Church St. St. Joseph, Mi 49085.
Leo was born on March 24, 1927 in Grand Rapids Michigan
to Stanley and Helen (Liszewski) Swidwa. He served in
World War II in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945 .
On September 3rd 1949, he married Marge Konwinski, in
Grand Rapids, Michigan. Leo was self-employed from 1974
to 1990 when he retired. His business was
L & M Distributing Co.; dealing in wholesales auto parts.
Prior to that he was a territory manager for the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Co.. Leo lived in this area for 35 years. He was
an usher at St. Joseph Catholic Church for the 35 years. For
almost 10 years along with his wife, he was a volunteer
Eucharistic Minister at Lakeland Hospital. Leo assisted the
priests at funeral masses and also served at funeral dinners.
Some of his most enjoyable hobbies were swimming at the
W.C.A., enjoyed humming birds in his back yard, listening to
music from his wonderful record collection, and traveling
with his family.
Along with his wife of 52 years, Leo is survived by four
loving daughters Lee Swidwa of Elkhart IN, Alice (Jeff)
Schmal of Sister Lakes, Mi., Diane Swidwa of Cadillac
Michigan and Julie Swidwa of St. Joseph, MI.; four
grandchildren John Clark of Grand Rapids, Dan Stuglik of
Niles, MI. Maggie Clark of Stevensville, MI, Eric Stuglik of
St. Joseph; Three brothers Edward , William (Theresa) and
Stan (Sue) all of Grand Rapids and several nieces and
nephews,
Preceded in death by his parents and one daughter Judith
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