SWARTS, Jimme R^{[1, 2, 3]}

1933 - 2010  (77 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	SWARTS, Jimme R  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	22 Jul 1933	Ohio   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Dec 2010
  Notes	Jimmie R. Swarts, 77, of 1412 Washington Ave., Piqua, died at 3:00 a, Sunday December 19, 2010 in Columbus. He was born July 22, 1933 in Piqua to the late Elery D. and Evelyn L. (Lovett) Swarts. On August 4, 1962 in St. Mary Catholic Church he was married to the late Eleanor L. (Dembski) Swarts his loving wife of forty-two years. She preceded him in death March 20, 2005. He is survived by the pride and joy of his life, his four children and their spouses, Anita (Jeffery) Zehala of Columbus, Janet (Barry) Burton of Antioch, Illinois, Kurt (Joan) Swarts of Delaware, Nathaniel "Ned" (Lori) Swarts of Mooresville, North Carolina. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Michael, Christopher and Jena Burton, Elizabeth and Matthew Zehala, Patrick, Mallory and Ryan Swarts; three brothers, David (Barbara) Swarts, Elery (Sue) Swarts, Anthony (Charlotte) Swarts all of Piqua; three sisters, Barbara (Michael) Byrum of Santa Anna, California, Richardia (Sherry) Smith of Piqua, Rebecca (Carl) Guzman of Mission Viejo, Calif.; and thirteen nieces and nephews. A sister Phyllis Jean Folkerth preceded him in death. Jimmie graduated from Piqua Central High School in 1951 and attended Ohio University. He retired from the French Oil Mill Machinery Company in 1996 following thirty-seven years of employment. He served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955 and was honorably discharged with the rank of Machinist Mate 1st class. He was a fifteen-year member of the Signal Five Auxiliary Police where he had served in all of its offices. He served on the Civic Citation Appeals Board, the Piqua Board of Zoning Appeals for twenty-three years and was its Chairman for several terms. In partnership with his wife, Eleanor, they were active in St. Mary Catholic Church having served on many Parish Committees including the Parish Council and Worship Committee and they chaired several church events. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at St. Mary Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Thomas J. Grilliot as the Celebrant. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery where full military honors will be conducted by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 pm Tuesday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home where a prayer service will begin at 4:00 pm and a Knights of Columbus service at 6:30 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church, 528 Broadway, Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences to the family may also be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com. To send flowers or a remembrance gift to the family of JIMMIE SWARTS, please visit our Tribute Store.
  Person ID	I422166640370	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	SWARTS, Elery D,   b. 18 September 1900   d. 8 September 1958 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	LOVETT, Evelyn,   b. 8 March 1909, Ohio d. 5 March 1983 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F12843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DEMBSKI, Eleanor Lou,   b. 18 July 1936   d. 20 Mar 2005 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1962	Miami, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Children	1. SWARTS, A.M.   2. SWARTS, K.J.   3. SWARTS, J.E.   4. SWARTS, N.S.
  Family ID	F8347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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