Edward F. Schwarz

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Edward Schwarz Obituary

SCHWARZ - Edward F., of Wantagh, NY, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 8th, surrounded by the family he loved. Mr. Schwarz was born on May 16, 1922 in Brooklyn, NY. He and Lucy Mercurio were married on July 12, 1947 in Brooklyn. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII and had a successful career working for the US Department of Defense as a Mechanical Engineer at the Brooklyn Army Base. He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years, Lucy, who resides at home; loving children Fred of Wantagh, Ray (Catherine) of Hyde Park, NY, Joseph(Maureen) of Coram, NY, Gerard of Deer Park, NY and daughter-in-law Joanne of East Meadow, NY; as well as cherished grandchildren Danielle, Justin,Brandon, Kaitlyn, and Daniel and great-grandchildren Ethan,Matthew, and Colin. Edward, was an avid fan of all sports, the New York Times Crossword Puzzle, and most loyally, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visiting Tuesday after 2pm at the Charles J. O'Shea Funeral Home, 603 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday 10am at St. Frances de Chantel Church, Wantagh. Interment St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale. Visiting hours Tues and Wed 2-5 and 7-9pm.

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Published by Newsday on Aug. 10, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for Edward Schwarz

11 Entries

Thanks for being our Papa. We love you.

Justin Schwarz

September 14, 2010

Papa,

Thank you for everything you have given to me…to all of us. We miss you so much already. I will always cherish the memories that we created together. From consistently forgetting to remove your keys from your pockets before diving into the pool to knocking on every door in the greater Poughkeepsie area asking “Do you know Ray Schwarz?”, you are one of a kind and will never be replaced.

Not a Christmas Eve, Father’s Day or Easter will go by where I won’t think of all of the great times we shared. I am just so happy that I had my Papa from my Christening to my Wedding and that you even got to meet my own son (your Great Grandson), Colin.

I know you are in good hands now, looking down on us and that someday we will all meet again but until that day, you take care of yourself…and Aunt Doris. We in turn, will take care of each other so you won’t have to worry.

I love and miss you and always will.

Love your grandson,

Justin

Gerard Schwarz

August 31, 2010

Dad,I miss our nightly calls and still reach for the phone to call you. You will always be in my heart and I will never forget the things you have taught me. I love you.

Kate Schwarz

August 24, 2010

We all miss you so much Papa, thank you for giving us each so much love. Your heart, humor, strength and smile will live on in all of us. We were so very blessed to have you for this long, and continue to be blessed in the strength of our family.

In my heart of hearts, I hope you know how much you mean to all of us. I love you.

Raymond Schwarz

August 23, 2010

OUR DAD

OKAY - I’M NOT GOING TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH HERE-IF YOU’RE HERE TODAY YOU KNEW MY DAD AND IF YOU KNEW HIM, THEN YOU KNOW THAT MY DAD WAS A PIP. NOW IN HIS CASE, PIP STOOD FOR PAPA IN PROGRESS BECAUSE BY THE TIME THE GRANDCHILDREN CAME ALONG-THIS VERY TOUGH MAN WAS A MUSH. AND BELIEVE ME, HE STARTED OUT AS A VERY TOUGH MAN. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN A TOUGH PART OF BROOKLYN, SERVED HIS TIME IN A TOUGH WORLD WAR, AND HAD A FATHER WHO WAS THE TOUGHEST MAN HE EVER KNEW. ALL OF THIS DEFINED HIM AND THE MAN HE ASPIRED TO BE. SOME OF THE TOUGHNESS NEVER LEFT HIM-MY BROTHER JOE HAD A GROUP OF US IN TEARS LAUGHING AS HE RECALLED GOING TO THE MALL IN FLORIDA A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WITH DAD AND HOW HE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH A SALESMAN CULMINATING WITH DAD CALLING HIM OUT TO THE PARKING LOT. JOEY SAID TO HIM WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING-YOU’RE 80 YEARS OLD AND YOU WANT TO FIGHT THIS GUY IN THE PARKING LOT-YOU CAN’T EVEN WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE PARKING LOT.
THAT WAS DAD-HE NEVER BACKED DOWN AND HE WAS NEVER AFRAID TO TELL YOU WHAT HE THOUGHT AND HOW HE FELT. SO WHEN HE THOUGHT WE WERE BEING IDIOTS-HE TOLD US, AND BECAUSE HE LOVED US, UNLIKE MANY MEN OF HIS GENERATION-HE TOLD US THAT TOO. BOTTOM LINE-HE WAS A MAN WHO SAID WHAT WAS ON HIS MIND. FOR EXAMPLE, LAST TIME I WAS HOME BEFORE HE WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL I WAS FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF MY LATEST DIET. WHILE TALKING TO DAD ABOUT SOMETHING, HE CHANGED THE SUBJECT AND SAID, “YOU LOOK LIKE YOU’VE GAINED A FEW POUNDS”. I SAID, “DAD, I’VE LOST 15 POUNDS” –HE SAID “REALLY, DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT”. ONE OF THE BEST WAS LAST WEEK WHEN WE ALL WERE SPENDING SO MUCH TIME AT THE HOSPITAL. ONE DAY AFTER BEING WITH HIM FOR ABOUT TWELVE HOURS, HE ASKED ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR HIM AND AFTER I DID, HE LOOKED AT ME VERY LOVINGLY AND SAID, “RAY”-AND I SAID,”YEA DAD” KNOWING HE WAS GOING TO THANK ME FOR BEING THERE FOR HIM AND HE SAID,”HOW LONG DO YOU GO BETWEEN HAIRCUTS”. I SAID CLEARLY TOO LONG AND HE WAS LIKE-“JUST ASKING”.
BUT THE TOUGHNESS TENDERIZED WHEN HE FELL IN LOVE WITH AND MARRIED HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND, LUCY MERCURIO, WHO WAS THE ONLY WOMAN HE EVER LOVED. THEY WERE MARRIED 63 YEARS THIS PAST JULY 12TH - AN ENTIRE LIFETIME. AS A COUPLE, THEY GREW TOGETHER OVER TIME – LIKE TWO TREES STANDING NEXT TO EACH OTHER AND ENTWINING OVER THE YEARS UNTIL THEY WERE ALMOST LIKE ONE. THEY WOULD FINISH EACH OTHER’S SENTENCES, PUT ON A SWEATER OR JACKET WHEN THE OTHER WAS COLD, AND MAKE FACES BEHIND EACH OTHER’S BACK. SIXTY-THREE YEARS - HOW VERY LUCKY AND BLESSED.
THEN WE CAME ALONG, THE BOYS, AND THE TENDERIZING CONTINUED. HE WAS QUICK TO DO WHATEVER NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ALL THAT WE NEEDED, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAKE SURE HE WAS THERE WHEN WE NEEDED HIM. HE WAS FIERCE WHEN IT CAME TO FAMILY, AND HE WAS ALL OUT WHEN HIS KIDS WERE HURT OR SCARED-WHETHER IT WAS ONE OF FRED’S 200 CAR ACCIDENTS-JOE AND MAUREEN’S HORRIBLE SCARE WITH BRANDON, OR GERARD’S HEART CONCERNS AT SUCH A RIDICULOUSLY YOUNG AGE, HE WAS ON-CALL AND VIGILENT. FOR ME, THE CLASSIC WAS WHEN CATHY AND I ADOPTED DANIEL AND WERE GOING THROUGH THE UNEASY MONTHS BEFORE THE ADOPTION WAS FINAL. AFTER SHARING MY ANXIETY WITH DAD, HE SAID,” WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT, HE’S OURS – YOUR SON AND MY GRANDSON AND NOONE IS TAKING HIM AWAY FROM US-EVEN IF THAT MEANS ME GIVING YOU MONEY TO MOVE TO CANADA”. I SAID I DIDN’T THINK I NEEDED TO END UP ON CNN OVER THIS BUT HIS RESPONSE MADE ME KNOW THAT IT WOULD ALL BE OK.
AND THEN THE FINAL TENDERIZATION – THE GRANDCHILDREN. OH MY LORD, THAT’S WHEN HE OFFICIALLY BECAME A WIMP! HE ABSOLUTELY ADORED ALL OF THEM – EVERYTHING THEY DID, EVERYTHING THEY SAID, THEY COULD DO NO WRONG. BOY, THAT GOT ON MY AND MY BROTHER’S NERVES. IF WE WERE EVER CRITICAL OF OUR OWN KIDS – HE WOULD KNOCK US OUT! I REALLY THINK THAT HE HAD EACH OF THEM CONVINCED THAT THEY WERE HIS FAVORITE – AND THEYALL WERE. AND OF COURSE-THE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN WERE THE ICING ON THE CAKE.
THAT WAS OUR DAD – A VERY TOUGH BUT TENDER MAN, AN INCREDIBLY LOVING AND LOYAL HUSBAND, A PROTECTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE DAD, AND, IN MY OPINION, IF YOU LOOK UP THE WORD ‘PAPA” IN THE DICTIONARY, IT SHOULD SHOW HIS PICTURE BECAUSE HE DEFINED WHAT A LOVING AND EMBRACING GRANDFATHER SHOULD BE.
DAD – WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH AND WE WILL MISS YOU – BUT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS AND OUR THOUGHTS – AND ON BEHALF OF FRED, JOE, GERARD, AND MYSELF, - THANK YOU.

We love you papa, and we will remember you always

Ethan & Matt Deas

August 19, 2010

R.I.P. Papa you are greatly missed.

Danielle Schwarz-Deas

August 19, 2010

August 18, 2010

Dad be at peace
May you rest in Gods care
I will love you always
Love Feddie

August 14, 2010

Thoughts from Patti Paradise
August 12, 2010

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Dear Aunt Lucy, Eddie, Freddie, Ray, Joey,and Gerard. Daughters-in-Law and grandchildren: May you all be thankful for such a wonderful,caring father and father-in-law. I will always remember my Uncle Sonny/My Godfather! God Bless Your Families Now and in the Days to Come Rest In Peace -Godfather. Patti

Maureen Schwarz

August 14, 2010

Dad, I will always miss your excitment when we came to visit you in Florida. You were like a child with a new toy. You and Mom standing on your linai watching for us to arrive, and your sadness when we left. I will always cherish those memories. I miss you and love you.

Love, Maureen

Brandon Schwarz

August 11, 2010

I love you Papa. We all miss you so much. I will always cherish the memories of you and Nana, visiting you in Florida, and being excited to see you when you came home for the summer! You will always be a big piece of who I am. I will love you forever.

Love, Brandon

Danielle Schwarz-Deas

August 10, 2010

We miss you Papa, and we love you very much!!! We will never forget all the fun times we had with you and Nana and we will share them all with our kids as they get older. We will make sure your memory lives on always. R.I.P

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