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Edwin Jerome Schwalm

Posted: 08/07/2024

Edwin Jerome Schwalm Born: November 24, 1944 Died: July 18, 2024 Edwin Jerome Schwalm, age 79, of Mazon, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at home with his loving family and devoted caregiver Yvonne by his side. He was born on November 24, 1944, in Chicago, the son of the late Albert and Ida (nee Busse) Schwalm. He graduated from Bloom High School of Chicago Heights, IL class of 1963. Edwin served in the United States Army in Fort Benning, GA. He married Catherine "Kitty' Cunnea on July 15, 1967, in Lansing, IL, and the two had just recently celebrated 57 years of marriage. Edwin was a truck driver most of his life. He enjoyed fishing, boating, motorcycles, NASCAR, and T.V. Edwin was head of the church youth group, and coached baseball. He enjoyed the times spent with his family at their cottage in Lake Shafer, IN. Everyone loved his laugh, they would stop their conversations and say "There's Eddie!". Most of all he loved spending time with family, cooking, making

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