- Date Of Birth: August 29, 1925
- Date Of Death: December 23, 2014
- State: Illinois
Norman Ralph Schweer, 89, of Meredosia, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
He was born August 29, 1925, in Cass County, the son of Ralph and Irene Knippenberg Schweer. He married Bernice Eileen Alhorn and she preceded him in death. He later married Norma J. Werries Staake on Nov. 21, 1997, in Las Vegas, NV and she survives.
He is also survived by three step-sons, Gary (Christine) Staake, John (Minda) Staake, and Ron (Paulette) Staake, all of Meredosia; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and six nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister in infancy.
Mr. Schweer was a 1943 graduate of Meredosia High School and then served in the US Army. Following that, he began his lifelong career as a farmer in the Meredosia area. He was of the Lutheran faith, and was presently a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Jacksonville.
