Schweizer, Dewey Franklin

1918 - 1982  (64 years)

• Name	Schweizer, Dewey Franklin
  Birth	8 Mar 1918  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SCHW.D002
  _FGRAVE	34295685
  Death	3 Apr 1982	Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Dewey Franklin Schweizer, 64, Sumner, died Saturday at 8:15 in his home. Services will be in the Zirkle Funeral Home with Bro. Gene Everett and Earl Poff presiding. Memorials can be made to the South Freedom Church with envelopes available at the funeral home. Mr. Schweizer was born in 1918, the son of Christian and Helen (Woods) Schweizer. He married Lois Hough June 4, 1966 and she survives. He was retired from International Shoe Co. after 20 years of service; he then worked for International Shoe Machine Corp. and retired there in 1979. He was a member of Past Noble Grand IOOF. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Leonard (Gwen) Nickel, Carbondale; his parents, Mrs. Helen Schweizer, Sumner; and two granddaughters, Heather and Anne. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, April 3, 1982.
  Person ID	I60981	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family	Hough, Lois Eileen,   b. 2 Jun 1932, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 Aug 2013, Lawrence Community Healthcare Center, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F21301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 3 Apr 1982 - Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois Burial - - Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S17110] https://www.findagrave.com/, Obituary, Schweizer, Dewey Franklin, 64, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34295685/dewey_franklin-schweizer), none. (Reliability: 2). [S17111] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Schweizer, Dewey F. and Lois E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34295685/dewey_franklin-schweizer), none. (Reliability: 2).