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Eric I. Schwantz
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[May 31, 2019]
LINCOLN - Eric I.
Schwantz, 52, of Lincoln, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at
Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis following a two-year illness
with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). |
Visitation:
4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019,
at Zion Lutheran Church.
Additional time of visitation on
Friday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the church
Service:
Friday, May 31, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the church
Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Eric I. Schwantz, 52, of Lincoln,
passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Barnes
Jewish Hospital in St. Louis following a two-year
illness with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Funeral Services for Eric will be held on Friday,
May 31, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church
in Lincoln with Rev. Mark Thompson officiating.
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Zion Lutheran
Church.
Additional visitation will be held for one hour
prior to the service on Friday.
Eric Irwin Schwantz was born April 4, 1967, in
Lincoln, the son of Carl Herman and Carol Irwin
Schwantz.
He is survived by his fiancée:
Dorothy Dittus; his mother, Carol Schwantz; his
siblings: Karen (Dave Buchanan) Schwantz, Linda
(Gary) Severson, and Herman (Sara) Schwantz;
nephews: Paul, Porter, and Peyton Schwantz; Kevin
(Lauren) Coers, Jr., Larry (Bree) Coers, and Andrew
(Amy) Coers; and niece Abby Coers. |
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He was preceded in death by his
father.
Eric graduated from Lincoln Community High School in
1985 and attended Lincoln College. He then graduated
from Kansas State University with a degree in Animal
Science and Industry and was a member of Alpha Gamma
Rho fraternity.
He was a farmer and a truck driver for Contractors
Ready Mix in Lincoln. He was also the owner of
Eric's Select Meats. He had a passion for cooking.
Eric was a member of Zion Lutheran Church where he
served as an Usher for many years.
Memorials may be made to Hope Lodge-St. Louis or
Zion Lutheran Church.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley
Funeral Home of Lincoln.
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