DONALD J. SCHWARTE, 74, of Atlantic, died Thursday, April 21st, at the Good Samaritan Home in Villisca. A Mass of Christian Burial for DONALD SCHWARTE will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic.  Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic is handling the arrangements. The mass will be live-streamed and may be accessed on the funeral home’s website below Donald’s life story.

————————————————————————

A luncheon will be held following mass in the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Parish Hall.

Visitation with family present will be on Monday, April 25, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., with rosary service at 5:00 p.m. at Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic.

A Committal service with military honors will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 10:30 at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the family at this time and will be designated to some of Donald’s favorite organizations, and may be mailed to the funeral home P.O. Box 523, Atlantic, IA 50022.

DONALD J. SCHWARTE is survived by:

Wife:  Carol Schwarte, of Atlantic.

Son – Jonathan (Barb Mitchell) Schwarte of Wiota.

Daughters –  Jennifer (Ray) Franko of Trumbull, CT, and Janece Schwarte of Atlantic.

Brothers:  Robert and David Schwarte, both of Atlantic; James Schwarte of Elk Horn; and Anthony Schwarte of Wiota.

Sisters:  Judy Collins of Atlantic, and Rosemary Napierala of Omaha, NE.

8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.