Clement Schwab

Clement "Jerry" Schwab
May 28, 1932 - May 22, 2011
Keota, Iowa
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. May 25, 2011 at Powell Funeral Home - Keota
Graveside Service: 2:00 p.m. May 27, 2011 at Keota Cemetery
Interment: 2:00 p.m. May 27, 2011 at Keota Cemetery
KEOTA-Clement "Jerry" Schwab, age 78, of Keota, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Jerry was born May 28, 1932, near Ainsworth, Iowa, to John J. and Zelda (Lane) Schwab and grew up in the Kinross area. Jerry was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served until his discharge as a Sergeant First Class in October of 1973. While in the Army Jerry served France, Germany twice, Korea and Vietnam. On October 22, 1955 he married Dorothy Ellis in North Liberty, Iowa. Jerry was a member of the Farmers Lodge # 168 in Kinross. Survivors include his wife: Dorothy of Keota; one sister: Dorothy Cowell of Omaha, Nebraska; one brother: Ernest Edwin Schwab of Coralville; an adopted grandson: Michael David Carl; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers: John W. Schwab, Donald Albert Schwab and Duane Francis Schwab and two sisters: Pearl Maxine Francis and Rosemary Ann Van Weas. Memorial Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2011, at Keota Cemetery, with Rev. Frances Baumert officiating. Burial will be at Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota, where there will be a Masonic service at 7:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the Keota Q.R.S. or the Keota Fire Department. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Jerry and his family. Condolences may be e-mailed at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.