- Date Of Birth: June 23, 1926
- Date Of Death: September 21, 2014
- State: Pennsylvania
ROBERT E. SWARTZ
Robert E. Swartz, 88, of Carlisle, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 in the Forest Park Health Center, Carlisle.
Born June 23, 1926 in Newville, he was a son of the late Earl E. and Stella M (Moffitt) Swartz.
Mr. Swartz was retired, after 42 years of service, from the former C. H. Masland and Sons where he was a tufter and weaver. He had also been employed by the Fahrney Bus Co. as a bus driver for a number of years.
He was a 1944 graduate of the former Newville High School and was a U S Army veteran of the Korean War. A life member of the Penn Twp. Volunteer Fire Company, he also held membership in the Failor-Wagner American Legion Post 421, Newville.
Bob was a member of Big Spring Lodge #361 F&AM and the Harrisburg Consistory. He was a lifelong member of the Huntsdale Church of the Brethren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters: Aileen McCullough and Sara Swartz.
Surviving are his wife: Jean (Evans) Swartz; three daughters: Wendy (and husband John) Gingrich of Carlisle; Bonnie (and husband David) Grove of York Haven and Phyllis (and husband Ryan) Hurley of Newville; a sister: Loree Swartz of Carlisle; a brother: Ray (and wife Fay) Swartz of Hanover; a brother in law: Tom McCullough of Newville and five grandchildren: Westly, Ben, Michelle, Colin and Erin.
