The Onaga Herald
October 9, 1919

Last Thursday evening another one of Onaga's pioneer and highly-esteemed citizens passed to the Great Beyond when Mr. A. Schwarz answered to the summons of the Great Reaper.

Andrew Schwarz was born in Wurternburg, Germany, on June 14th, 1831 and passed out of this life October 2nd, 1919, aged 88 years, 8 months and 18 days. He had been in poor health for several years, suffering two strokes of paralysis, the first stroke visiting to the day previous to his death. He was brought up to the trade of a baker, which his father and grandfather had followed before him. He came to the United States in a sailing vessel in 1848m and lived for awhile in Illinois and then in Nebraska, and afterwards in Missouri. In 1869 he moved to near Onaga where he took up the profession of farming, and remained on the farm until about fifteen years ago when he and his wife moved to Onaga where they have since resided.

While living in Illinois, in 1856, he was united in marriage to Miss Dora Seyfer, who still survives, and at the aged of 83 years and in very feeble health, is still devoted to her family and their welfare. Eleven children were born to this union, ten of whom survive, as follows: Mrs. Dora Gurtler, Henry, Philip, George, Edward Schwarz, Mrs. Anna Atwater, John Schwarz, all of Onaga, Mrs. Emma Hoover, of Gage, Oklahoma, Frank Schwarz of Onaga, and Mrs. Lydia Hoy, of Shedd, Oregon. All of the surviving children, excepting Mrs. Atwater and Mrs. Hoy, were present at the funeral. One daughter, Mrs. Dan Honstead, died about the year 1875. There are also ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

In their early days, Mr. and Mrs. Schwarz untied with the Evangelical Association, thus identifying themselves with Christ's kingdom. Having come to this country in the pioneer days, and at a time when it took a great deal of energy, economy and hard work to make a success of life, Mr. and Mrs. Schwarz were well supplied with these qualities, and their efforts were finally crowned with success. Mr. Schwarz was a man of uprightness, shrewd and strictly honest in all of his dealings, and strictly honest in all of his dealings, and enjoyed the high esteem and confidence of all. Mr. and Mrs. Schwarz reared a large family and the sterling qualities of the parents being deeply instilled into the children have caused them to be held in the highest esteem by all their friends and acquaintances, and the children can now reverently call their parents "blessed." The sorrowing children and aged mother have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in this hour of their affliction.

Funeral services were held at the Wesley Gurtler home on Sunday morning at eleven o'clock and was very largely attended. The services being conducted by Rev. Good of the Congregational church. Interment was given in the Onaga cemetery.