George John Schwerdt Sr, died Saturday at the home of a daughter, 124 Quincy. He was born March 28, 1865 in Kamenka, Russia, came to the United States in 1889 and has been a resident of Topeka since 1902.
He was a retired carpenter and a member of the St. Joseph Church.
Survivors include four sons, George Jr., John and William, all of Topeka, and Joseph of Chicago; four daughters, Mrs. Matilda Hefner, Mrs. John Kaberline, Mrs. Joseph Geist, and Mrs. Edmund Shreiner, all of Topeka; 39 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.
Brennan Funeral Home is in charge.
Topeka State Journal, 2/15/1947
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George John Schwerdt Sr, died Saturday at the home of a daughter, 124 Quincy. He was born March 28, 1865 in Kamenka, Russia, came to the United States in 1889 and has been a resident of Topeka since 1902.
He was a retired carpenter and a member of the St. Joseph Church.
Survivors include four sons, George Jr., John and William, all of Topeka, and Joseph of Chicago; four daughters, Mrs. Matilda Hefner, Mrs. John Kaberline, Mrs. Joseph Geist, and Mrs. Edmund Shreiner, all of Topeka; 39 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.
Brennan Funeral Home is in charge.
Topeka State Journal, 2/15/1947
Info provided by 47188065
Gravesite Details
H/O Katharina Schwerdt
Family Members
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Maria Schwerdt Artzer
1891–1918
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Amelia Mary "Emilia" Schwerdt Schmidt
1893–1937
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Matilda Barbara Schwerdt Hefner
1895–1992
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George John Schwerdt Jr
1897–1990
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Joseph John Schwerdt
1900–1978
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John Schwerdt
1902–1903
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Elizabeth M. Schwerdt Kaberline
1904–1972
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John Peter Schwerdt Sr
1905–1970
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Christine Ann Schwerdt Geist
1907–1986
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Kathryn B. Schwerdt Schreiner
1909–1994
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William A. "Bill" Schwerdt
1913–2001
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