Gordon Howard Schwass

1938 - 2020  (81 years)

• Name	Gordon Howard Schwass
  Born	18 Nov 1938
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-267517
  Died	25 Sep 2020	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I267517	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Ezra John Schwass,   b. 14 May 1903, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1998, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Vera Geiger,   b. 11 Jun 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1968, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	Nov 1937
  Family ID	F35057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Marjorie Jutzi,   b. 25 Oct 1938,   d. 9 Jan 2020, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1857
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F59179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHWASS: Gordon Howard , 81, of Tavistock passed away peacefully at his residence on Friday, September 25, 2020. He was born in Port Elgin on November 18, 1938 a son of the late Ezra and Vera (Geiger) Schwass. Howard worked at the J.G. Field Woollen Mill from 1955-1986 and at Martin Mills and New Life Mills from 1986-2003. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Esther Jutzi, on January 9, 2020. Howard is survived by four son, James and wife Cathy Schwass, Richard and wife Jo-Anne Schwass, Bruce Schwass and husband Matt Peck, Greg and wife Donna Schwass; three grandchildren, Daniel Schwass, Matthew Schwass and Meg Kau, and Olivia Schwass; his sister, Margaret Tugwood; his brother and sister-in-law, Vernon and Linda Schwass; sisters-in-law and brothers-in law, Hilda and Elmer L. Wagler, Mary Ellen and husband Emanuel Brubacher, Nelson and Barbara Zehr along with several nieces, nephews and their families. He was predeceased by sister and brothers-in-law, Jean and Vincent Rumig and William Tugwood; his brother-in-law, Lloyd Jutzi in infancy; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Alice and husbands Elmer B. Wagler and Robert Schiedel, Ruby and Vernon Roth, Velma and David Gerber, Laurene Roth and Catherine Zehr. Due to Covid19 safety measures a private funeral service will be held at Tavistock Mennonite Church. Pastor Jim Brown will officiate. Interment in East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, 16th line. "Gordon SCHWASS Obituary - Tavistock, Ontario , Glendinning Funeral Home | Tribute Arcive". 2020. Tributearchive.Com. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/18444110/Gordon-SCHWASS/Tavistock/Ontario/Glendinning-Funeral-Home.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 25 Sep 2020 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth