Swartzendruber, Darin L.

Darin L. Swartzendruber, 45, of rural Oxford, died suddenly, Saturday, July 9, 2011, of pneumonia at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Darin chose to be cremated. His family will host a memorial service at a later date.

Darin was born Dec. 22, 1965, in Cedar Rapids, the son of D. Dale and Nadine (Nighbert) Swartzendruber. Growing up in Iowa City, Darin worked for Facilities Management at the University of Iowa. He married Hongli “Lily” Dai May 25, 2002, in Downey, Iowa.

Darin loved his family very much and was a very caring and loving individual with a big heart. He possessed a natural creative talent for many things.

Survivors include his wife, Lily; stepson, Jian Zhang of Oxford; Darin's children, Joshua and Amy of Texas; mother and stepfather, Nadine and Don Pfister of Iowa City; brothers and sisters, Reggie (Sue) Swartzendruber of West Amana, Vicki (Jerry) Wear of Iowa City; Randy (Joy) Swartzendruber of Kaufman, Texas, Kevin (Candas) Swartzendruber of Iowa City, and Melanie Justice of Iowa City; stepbrothers and sister, Kevin (Dana) Pfister of West Liberty Lorie Stransky of Arkansas, Mike (Stacy) Pfister of Homestead; father and mother-in-law, Dai Showen and Bao Shuqin of China; and many nieces and nephews.

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