Schwery, Richard ("Dick") Lawrence (1935 - 2024)

SCHWERY, CARMODY, KELLEY, TREMEL, KEANE, SCHABEN, BOSEK, ANDERSON, NEWLAND

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/5/2024 at 15:30:11

Name of deceased: Richard (“Dick”) Lawrence Schwery

Aged: 88 yrs, 5 mo, 27 days

Residence: Panama, Shelby County, IA

Born: Oct. 2, 1935; rural Panama, Shelby County, IA

Died: March 29, 2024; rural Panama, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Wednesday, April 3, 2024; St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Survived by: Children, Michele Schwery of Panama, IA, Leo (spouse, Jan) Schwery of Earling, IA, Mary Schwery of Omaha, NE, Louis (spouse, Tina) Schwery of Woodbine, IA, Lynn (spouse, Jeanette) Schwery of Council Bluffs, IA, Terry (spouse, Nicole) Schwery of Panama, IA, Clifford (spouse, Vicki) Schwery of Voluntown, CT, Connie Carmody of Omaha, NE, Marty (spouse, Renee) Schwery of Panama, IA, and Christel (spouse, Greg) Kelley of Woodbine, IA; 22 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; siblings, Bonnie Tremel of Chandler, AZ, James Schwery of Panama, IA, Marilyn Keane of Panama, IA, Greg (spouse, Linda) Schwery of Belle Vista, AR, Delores Schaben of Harlan, IA and Danny (spouse, Nancy) Schwery of Mitchell, NE; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Louis and Rose (nee Bosek) Schwery; wife, JoAnn (deceased Dec. 22, 2012); son-in-law, Jon Carmody; grandson, David Anderson

Education: Graduated from St. Mary Catholic High School, Panama, IA

Religious affiliation: Lifelong member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA and was a member of the Knights of Columbus

Military service: U. S. Army; 17 months was spent in Germany

Marriage: JoAnn Newland; April 23, 1960; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Neola, IA

Employment: After completing his military service, Dick farmed for a year and then started his carpentry business; he and JoAnn lived on a farm west of Panama, IA until 1973 when they remodeled a farmhouse and moved it to a farm north of Panama, IA. Several of his sons ended up working with him in his carpentry business before Dick retired in 2022.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed coon hunting, fishing, watching rodeos and westerns on tv, attending rodeos and occasionally going to a casino.

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com