Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Carol Swartz, 76, passed away at home with family on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, at 12:35 p.m.
Carol was born on June 12, 1947, in Payne, Ohio, to Bernard and Catherine Linder Gonya. Her family would make Warsaw their home and she would graduate from Warsaw High School with the class of 1965. She worked at First National Bank as a bookkeeper after high school.
On Sept. 7, 1968, Carol was united in holy matrimony to Stanley W. Swartz at Sacred Heart Church in Warsaw. The couple would welcome three children and cherish 55 years together.
Carol was a devoted wife and stay-at-home mother. She volunteered as a recess aide and as a room mom, when her kids were in school. She enjoyed babysitting the neighborhood kids and all her grandchildren. Carol was strong-willed, witty, humble and caring. She taught her family to always be honest and the faith and family were very important.
She loved curling up with a good book, playing cards with friends and her grandchildren, and attending her grandchildren’s sport and school activities.
Carol and Stan are faithful members of Sacred Heart Church, where she would aid in dinners and various activities.
She is loving missed by her husband, Stan, and their children: Amy (Dustin) Mayer, Kelly (Randy) Dawson and Kevin (Melanie) Swartz, all of Warsaw; grandchildren: Andrea (Ryan) Wolfe, Alex (Melinda) Miller, Hannah Dawson, Megan Dawson, Erin Dawson and Tyler Swartz; great-grandchildren: Easton, Ella, Evan and Emerson. She is also survived by her siblings: Marianne Clark, of Richmond, Ind.; Mike (Louise) Gonya, of Fort Wayne; and Nancy (Tom) Barker, of Pierceton; and sisters and brother-in-law: Mary Gonya, Sally Gonya and Phil Fry.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents; siblings: Bill, Bob, John Gonya and Kathleen Fry; and brother and sister-in-law, Bob Clark and Rita Gonya.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 125 N. Harrison St., Warsaw. A Rosary will be recited at 11:30 a.m.
Mass of Christian burial will follow at noon with Father Jonathan Norton officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School, 135 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent to the family through the website: www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
