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Adina Ida Schwartz obituary, 4/23/2001


Adina Ida Schwartz
Adina Ida Schwartz, age 93 of Vero Beach, Fla., and formerly
of Albion Township, Wright County, was granted her release to eternal life
from a tired body Monday, April 23, 2001, at the Royal Palm Nursing Home,
Vero Beach, where she had been a resident for several years.
Funeral services were conducted by Adina’s cousin, the
Rev. Edwin A. Uecker of Milwaukee, Wis., at graveside, Cedar Park Cemetery,
Chicago, Ill.
Adina was born May 8, 1907, in Albion Township, to Otto
Albert and Therese Goerke Uecker, the fifth of nine children.
She was baptized June 2, 1907, by the Rev. William Meyer
at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Middleville Township, a congregation founded
by her grandfather and great-grandfather, both Otto Ueckers. She affirmed
her faith in the rite of confirmation May 2, 1920, at Bethlehem, after instruction
by the Rev. Alfred Streufert.
On Aug. 28, 1927, Adina was joined in marriage to the Rev.
August Schwartz, who was, at that time, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church
in Grey Eagle, Todd County. The wedding took place at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church. One of the flower girls, Elsie Uecker Erickson of Annandale, is
still an active member of Bethlehem.
Adina and her husband moved into the newly acquired parsonage
of St. John’s in Grey Eagle, and lived there until 1931. During that time,
their only child, Genevieve, was born, in 1928.
Following the pastorate at Grey Eagle, the family moved
to Minneapolis for a number of years, and then, to the Chicago, Ill. area,
where they lived until Rev. Schwartz passed away in 1971.
Adina and her daughter and son-in-law have made their home
in Vero Beach, Fla., since 1988.
In addition to her husband, Adina was preceded in death
by her parents; her son-in-law, Norris Ekstrom; her brothers, Leonhardt,
Otto, Waldemar, and Ottomar; and sisters, Lydia Johnson and Frieda Erickson.
Celebrating her long and meaningful life are her daughter,
Genevieve (Genny) Ekstrom of Vero Beach; her brother, Arthur, and sister,
Lillian, both of Buffalo; a sister-in-law, Hildegard Guse Uecker of Little
Falls; and a multitude of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service celebrating her life will take place
at the Uecker family reunion in Maple Lake on July 7.

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Adina Ida Schwartz, age 93 of Vero Beach, Fla., and formerly
of Albion Township, Wright County, was granted her release to eternal life
from a tired body Monday, April 23, 2001, at the Royal Palm Nursing Home,
Vero Beach, where she had been a resident for several years.
Funeral services were conducted by Adina’s cousin, the
Rev. Edwin A. Uecker of Milwaukee, Wis., at graveside, Cedar Park Cemetery,
Chicago, Ill.
Adina was born May 8, 1907, in Albion Township, to Otto
Albert and Therese Goerke Uecker, the fifth of nine children.
She was baptized June 2, 1907, by the Rev. William Meyer
at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Middleville Township, a congregation founded
by her grandfather and great-grandfather, both Otto Ueckers. She affirmed
her faith in the rite of confirmation May 2, 1920, at Bethlehem, after instruction
by the Rev. Alfred Streufert.
On Aug. 28, 1927, Adina was joined in marriage to the Rev.
August Schwartz, who was, at that time, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church
in Grey Eagle, Todd County. The wedding took place at Bethlehem Lutheran
Church. One of the flower girls, Elsie Uecker Erickson of Annandale, is
still an active member of Bethlehem.
Adina and her husband moved into the newly acquired parsonage
of St. John’s in Grey Eagle, and lived there until 1931. During that time,
their only child, Genevieve, was born, in 1928.
Following the pastorate at Grey Eagle, the family moved
to Minneapolis for a number of years, and then, to the Chicago, Ill. area,
where they lived until Rev. Schwartz passed away in 1971.
Adina and her daughter and son-in-law have made their home
in Vero Beach, Fla., since 1988.
In addition to her husband, Adina was preceded in death
by her parents; her son-in-law, Norris Ekstrom; her brothers, Leonhardt,
Otto, Waldemar, and Ottomar; and sisters, Lydia Johnson and Frieda Erickson.
Celebrating her long and meaningful life are her daughter,
Genevieve (Genny) Ekstrom of Vero Beach; her brother, Arthur, and sister,
Lillian, both of Buffalo; a sister-in-law, Hildegard Guse Uecker of Little
Falls; and a multitude of nieces and nephews.
A memorial service celebrating her life will take place
at the Uecker family reunion in Maple Lake on July 7.

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