William R. Schwaed, 78, Beverly Hills, passed away at home on Monday December 5th, 2011. He was born on August 29th, 1933 in North Braddock, PA, the youngest child of Gertrude and Leopold Schwaed. He enlisted in the army in 1953 and worked under the National Security Agency with a top secret clearance deciphering codes during the Korean war. He retired from Papercraft Corporation as their Director of Management Information Services. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks, and a past member of the Lions Club. He is survived by his wife, Ann; daughter, Valerie ( & Mark) Acocella; and grandchildren, Steven, Elizabeth & Victoria Acocella; and his sister, Virginia Wolf of Beverly Hills, FL and brother, L. Jerome ( & Marie) Schwaed of Kenmore, NY as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on Thursday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the Fero Funeral Home in Beverly Hills. On Friday morning, he will be remembered at a funeral mass to be celebrated at 9:00 AM at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Beverly Hills followed by his burial service at 11:30 at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL.
