Merlin Schweitzer

Son of Lee and Elma (Stutzman) Schweitzer on a farm northwest of Milford. In September 1942, he was drafted and entered Civilian Public Service in lieu of military service. He spent nearly three years at Fort Collins, Colo., and then a year-and-a-half near Colorado Springs. On Jan. 22, 1945, he married Lois Jene Miller in Goodland, Kan. They lived in Colorado until his discharge, when they returned to Nebraska. They lived on a farm near Dorchester, and then in March 1959 they moved to their homestead near Friend. They operated a dairy farm for 30 years and grew crops and raised cattle. He was baptized in his youth at Milford Mennonite Church and later became a member of Bellwood Mennonite Church of Milford. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Lois; two daughters, Carolyn Peters and her husband Dennis, and Shirley and her husband Keith Spohn, all of Friend; two brothers, Cleve Schweitzer and Wilton Schweitzer, both of Milford; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Leonard Schweitzer; a sister, Alvera Stutzman; and an infant sister. Funeral service were held at Bellwood Mennonite Church.Burial at Andrew Cemetery of Friend.

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