Kenneth Clarence Schwartz, 73, 1900 Lynda Lane, Stevens Point, died Friday, July 23, 2010, at his home.
A private service will be held at the family plot in St. Fidelis Cemetery in Spring Valley.
Plover-Shuda Funeral Home of Plover assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be offered online at www.ploverfuneralhome.com.
Mr. Schwartz was born Oct. 24, 1936, in the town of Meeme, a son of the late Gilbert and Lorina (Wagner) Schwartz.
After graduating from Kiel High School, he worked at Tecumseh in New Holstein.
He entered the U.S. Army in 1960 and was honorably discharged in 1962.
He returned to work at Tecumseh until retiring in 1998.
He was married to Elizabeth S. Heckert Traficante on Dec. 16, 1985, at their home in New Holstein.
Survivors include his wife; one stepdaughter, Ruth (Mike) Coulthurst; one stepson, Joseph Traficante; four sisters, Anna May Troullier, Manitowoc, Karen (Robert) Jeske, Sheboygan, and Shirley Schwartz and Diane Schwartz, both of Newton; and three brothers, James, Wayne and Michael, all of Newton.