Obituary for William James Schwartz

Schwartz, William James “Bill”
Age 75 of Maple Grove, passed away February 1, 2016. Bill was born in Ottumwa, Iowa on December 31, 1940, to Orrin & Pauline Schwartz. He graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1959, and then continued his education, earning a BA Degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1964, as well as a Certificate of Physical Therapy from the University of Iowa in 1968. He taught school from 1964-1967, and went on to spend most of his Physical Therapy career practicing in and directing a Physical Therapy Department. In Bill’s younger years, sports were his life, which earned him an induction into the University of Northern Iowa Football Hall of Fame in 2015. He was always an avid fisherman, outdoorsman, and a skilled woodworker. He is preceded in death by his parents, Orrin and Pauline Schwartz; and daughter, Su Lynn. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joy; children, Dondi (Scott) Kazukewicz, Darcy (Andrew) Reisman, Lisa Schwartz, and Ryan (Jamie Geer) Schwartz; grandchildren, Brenden Kazukewicz, Mackenzie Peterson, Ava Reisman, and Seth Reisman; siblings, Sharon (Les) Aasheim, David (Rose) Schwartz, and Steve (Sharon) Schwartz; as well as many cousins, double-cousins, and other relatives and friends.

Memorials preferred to Osseo United Methodist Church or Park Nicollet Hospice.