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Werner Schwarz

March 4, 1933 — September 5, 2016

Werner Schwarz, 83, of Moline passed away at UnityPoint Health, Trinity Rock Island on Monday, September 5th, 2016.

Services are 11 a.m. Friday in the Horizon Room at Trimble Funeral Home at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th Street, Moline, with The Rev. Dr. Wilfred Karsten officiating. Burial is in Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation is one hour before the services. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.

Werner was born in Heide, Germany in 1933 to Arnold and Margaretha Levens Schwarz. At the age of 20 he came to the United States aboard the S.S. America without speaking a word of English, and became a naturalized citizen in 1959. He served two years in Korea with the Army. Werner married Delphine Ziegler on April 30th, 1966 in East Moline, Illinois.

Werner served as a carpenter and job superintendent for Willi Frank & Sons Construction Company for 18 years before joining the engineering department of Eagle Food Centers in 1971. He retired from Eagles as the Construction Supervisor in 1995, and was proud of every building that he had a hand in constructing.

Werner is survived by his wife of 50 years, Delphine of Moline, his son Chris (Jill) Schwarz of Iowa City, Iowa; and his daughter Stacie Schwarz of Los Angeles, California; step-grandson Andrew Doll, of Iowa City, Iowa; sister Gerda Nagler of Heide, Germany; brother Volker (Ilona) Schwarz of Buchen, Germany; niece Sabine Abu-Shagrah and nephews Heiko Schwarz and Axel Schwarz, all of Germany. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Erika Schwarz.

The family is grateful to the transplant team at the Mayo Clinic for 20 years of outstanding care following a liver transplant in 1996, and the staff of UnityPoint Health, Trinity Rock Island who took such good care of him in his final days.

Condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.

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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, September 9, 2016

10:00 - 11:00 am (Central time)

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory at Trimble Pointe, Moline, Illinois

701 12th Street, Moline, IL 61265

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Funeral Service

Friday, September 9, 2016

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory at Trimble Pointe, Moline, Illinois

701 12th Street, Moline, IL 61265

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