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Thursday, December 16, 2021
Lloyd Schwarting
Age: 80
City: Bloomington
Funeral Date
11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Williamsburg
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Thursday, December 16, 2021
Lloyd Schwarting
LLOYD JOHN SCHWARTING
Bloomington, Ill.
Lloyd John Schwarting, 80, of Bloomington, Ill., formerly of Williamsburg, Iowa, passed away at 11:59 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at St. Clara's Rehab and Senior Center in Lincoln. There will be a visitation for Lloyd from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Williamsburg, Iowa, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery next to the church. The Rev. Chuck Bahn will officiate. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, Ill., is handling arrangements.
Lloyd was born in rural Williamsburg, Iowa, on Oct. 18, 1941, to Anton and Erna Von Wiehe Schwarting. He married Marie Timmerman on June 2, 1961, in Newhall, Iowa. She survives. He is also survived by two children, Michael (April) Schwarting of Jackson, Mo., and Michele (Mark) Malon of Wauconda, Ill.; three grandchildren, Christopher Malon, Andrew Schwarting and Caitlin Malon; two sisters, Rita (Doug) Borer of Wheat Ridge, Colo., and Ruby (George) Hodge of Johnstown, Colo.; and his brother-in-law, Dale Finley of Williamsburg, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Finley.
Lloyd was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomington. He enjoyed woodworking, football, fishing, and golfing. He worked nearly 50 years for Growmark Corp. in Bloomington. He retired in 2006 as the plant food procurement and distribution manager.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran School in Bloomington or a charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be left at www.calvertmemorial.com.

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