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John Stephen SCHWARTFEGER

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Collingwood Funeral Home

1358 Eruera Street

Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

John SCHWARTFEGER Obituary

SCHWARTFEGER, John Stephen. John passed away due to a sudden medical event on Tuesday 30th September 2025. Deeply loved and adored husband of Wendy, respected and cherished father and father-in-law-to-be of Luke and Chrissy, and Daniel. He leaves us devastated but knowing he is in eternal joy and peace. John's generous love, clever sense of humour, and wisdom will be missed by his family, friends, past and present teaching colleagues, and students. He has fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith. "He hōnore, he korōria ki te Atua i runga rawa". The service to Celebrate John's life will be held at Living Well Church on Saturday 11th October at 1pm. All communications to Collingwood, 1358 Eruera Street, Rotorua, 3010.



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Published by RotoruaDailyPost.co.nz on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Chris Whyte. St David's

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the thoughts of my heart.

Lisa Alding

Yesterday

I am shocked at John's passing.
I remember him & Wendy from St John's Church.
John was my math's tutor & because of his incredible patience, I passed school C & UE.
His incredible sense of humor will also never be forgotten. My thoughts go out to Wendy.
Lisa Alding

Emma Mclaughlin

October 4, 2025

Mr Schwartfeger was my favourite math teacher, I haven't retained a lot of the knowledge from many of my high-school classes except his. He was so encouraging and held such high hopes for all of us. Such a skilled teacher and great role model, and I will miss him very dearly. I hope he rests well.

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