Barbara M. Schwendemann
Died June 23, 2015
SUTTONS BAY – Barbara May Schwendemann, 90, of
Suttons Bay, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Munson Medical Center of
Coronary Pulmonary Disease.
Barbara was born on Sept. 2, 1924
in Saginaw, the daughter of Frederick and Hazel (Bennett) Brueck. On Nov.
13, 1948 she married Donald E. Schwendemann in Saginaw Michigan, who survives.
Barbara was educated at Central Michigan University graduating with a BA
in education in 1944. She met her
husband while teaching kindergarten in Saginaw Michigan through an introduction
from her brother. They married and
started their life together in Ft Dodge, IA.
She raised two daughters, primarily in Northville Michigan, and was
active in the Northville Presbyterian choir.
Other Michigan residences where she met lifelong friends are: Birmingham,
Algonac, and Rochester Hills where she was active in Michigan Opera. Long time vacationers to Traverse City,
Barbara and Don retired full time to Suttons Bay in 2006 where they currently
reside.
In addition to her husband of 67 years, Barbara is survived by her
daughter, Sandra Kay Schwendemann (Denver, CO); and daughter Sheryl’s son,
grandson Scott Francis Schwendemann and his wife Brittany Self Schwendemann
(Queenstown, New Zealand) and their children, Makayla Sheryl and Jacob Don
Schwendemann. Barbara’s other family
include nephews: George Brueck and
Barbara Brownlee (Grand Blanc, MI), Jim Brueck and wife Ruth Monahan
Brueck of (Clarkson, MI), and niece
Barbara Brueck Shubel and husband Gus Shubel (Sonoma, CA).
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sheryl Lee Schwendemann; her
brother, Robert Brueck and niece Mary Beth Brueck Korody.
Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. funeral
service on Saturday, July 11 both at the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay. Burial in Suttons Bay Township Cemetery at
11:30 a.m. will follow the service.
Friends are welcome to a luncheon at the VI Grill from noon until 2:15.
Please share thoughts and memories with
Barbara’s family at barbdonschw@aol.com or skschwendemann@gmail.com or post online at www.martinson.info
For out-of-state friends, contributions
to a charity of your choice are welcome.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to in Barbara’s name: Salvation Army, PO Box 5228, Traverse City,
MI 49696-5228; Suttons Bay Congregational Church, PO Box 70, Suttons Bay, MI
49682 and/or Suttons Bay – Bingham District Library, PO 340, Suttons Bay, MI
49682.
Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home of
Suttons Bay.
On behalf of all the members of the IAF, we extend our sincere condolences to Don and the entire family on the sad loss of Barbara. She was a devoted supporter of the IAF and a beloved member of our "family". She and Don contributed generously to the IAF's mission of promoting knowledge and understanding of the greater world outside our beautiful region. We are fateful to include the IAF among the many activities that characterized Barbara's lifetime of selfless service to her community.
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