Newton Eugene Swartzmiller

He was born Aug. 17, 1928, in Bettsville, to Claude and Mary Ann Swartzmiller. April 7, 1951, Newton married Betty Bogner.

Survivors include a brother, Robert (Judy) Swartzmiller; two sisters, Phyllis Neill and Sharon Leach; a sister-in-law, Sue Swartzmiller; a brother-in-law, Gene Nagel; nine children, Cynthia Alspach, Rebecca Mason, Trudy (Steve) Kauffman, David (Denise) Swartzmiller, Terri (David) Drosky, Cheri Swartzmiller, Douglas Swartzmiller, Scott Halcomb and Dawn (Randy) Groves; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild due in October.

He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Keith, Bill, Larry, Richard and James Swartzmiller; two sisters, Lois (John) Ziegler and Connie Nagel; a brother-in-law, Elmer Neill; a granddaughter; a great-granddaughter; and a great-grandson.

Newton was a lifelong dairy farmer.

The Swartzmiller family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at Lindsey-Foos-Kocher Funeral Home, 1295 W. Tiffin St., Attica, OH 44807 (419) 426-4094 A rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

His memorial service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, 320 Stump Pike Road, Attica, with Father Jacob officiating. Burial will be private at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Newt’s memory to Autumnwood Activity Department.

Special thanks to the supportive and caring VOA staff at Autumnwood Care Center, a special thanks to Dr. Gase, and to our sister, Terri Drosky, for her unlimited energy and dedicated responsibility in helping our dad/family through this trying time. He will be sadly missed by all those who loved him, especially by the love of his life, Betty.

We’ll see you in Heaven, Dad.