Marilyn Kay Schweitzer

I was born August 22, 1940 to Ervin B. and Mary Lavonne (Kaufman) Reeb near Shickley, NE. When I was 9 months old, we moved to Delavan, Illinois until I was in 7th grade. We then moved back to Shickley where I finished high school with the class of 1958. I was baptized at the age of 12 at Hopedale Mennonite Church outside of Delavan, Illinois. On September 12, 1958, I married Clint Schweitzer of Carleton, NE. We made our home in a farmhouse near Shickley. I worked at Lichti Bros Oil Company and Shickley State Bank until 1963. We were blessed with three children, Debra Kay, Steven Lloyd, and Tamara Jo. I was a stay at home mom and sold Avon part-time. In 1974 we purchased the IGA grocery store in Shickley and I worked there part-time to full-time for 9 years until we sold it and moved to Geneva. In 1984, I began working at Weaver Pharmacy in Geneva. I retired after working 29 years in 2013. I enjoyed my work as a cashier and met lots of new friends while doing so. I was a member of EFC in Geneva since 1989. I enjoyed meeting new people, working in nursery, Sunday School, helping with baked goods for Pioneer Club, Bible School and potlucks. I enjoyed being a mother, grandma, grams, and great-grams. I enjoyed going to as many of their events as I could. My door was always open for visitors and a cup of coffee. I enjoyed flowers, but not gardening, visiting with and welcoming new neighbors with homemade baked goods. I always enjoyed making cards for white cross, crocheting afghans, doing sudoku, playing solitaire, puzzles on iPad, and playing cards with the ladies. I learned at the age of 74, that I could bond with a dog, only for Clint’s sake. By 2017, when Clint passed away, Patches and I had become quite attached to each other. I saw to it that he got fed and he saw to it that I kept walking. I lived a very blessed life from the day I was born until the day that the Lord called me home. I had Christian parents who loved each other and taught me how to love. They also taught me many other important values in life that I did my best to live out. Most important of all, they taught me about Jesus and how He saved me. The Lord blessed me with the best husband ever; a man who loved the Lord, was gentle, soft spoken, and trustworthy. We were blessed with 3 children, then their spouses, then 13 grandchildren, and so far 26 greats. They all brought such joy into my life. Life was not all roses, there were some thorns along the way. The Lord was good on the mountain tops of life and in the valleys. Marilyn Kay (Reeb) Schweitzer passed away at Fairview Manor in Fairmont on October 24, 2025 at the age of 85. Marilyn was preceded in death by the love of her life, Clint Schweitzer, her daughter Deb Davis, grandsons Jeremy Davis and Nicholas Scheil. She is survived by son, Steve (Lisa) Schweitzer of Strang, daughter Tami (Mike) Scheil of Fairmont, grandchildren Jenna (Bobby) Johnson, Garrett (Katie) Schweitzer, Andrea (Zach) Smith, Kylee (Ryan) Stock, Luke (Aaryn) Schweitzer, Darren (Mikaela) Davis, Jessica Davis, Delaney Davis, Nathan Scheil, McKenzie (Ben) Stoddard, and Kaleb Scheil, 26 great-grandchildren, brothers Eldon (Sharon) Reeb and Richard Reeb, and many in-laws, nieces, nephews and friends. A Memorial Service for Marilyn was held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Geneva, Nebraska. Pastor Jeff Jensen presided over the Memorial Service. The recorded selections “Heaven’s Now My Home,” “That Sounds Like My Home To Me,” and “Scars In Heaven” were played during the Memorial Service. A private Committal of Ashes was held in the Geneva Public Cemetery prior to the Memorial Service. Farmer & Son Funeral Home was in care of the arrangements and online condolences can be left at www.farmerandsonfuneralhome.com Memorials are suggested to the Fairview Manor Lighted Cross Fund, Geneva Senior Center, or the Evangelical Free Church.

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Marilyn Kay Schweitzer

August 22, 1940 - October 24, 2025