Dr. Schwartz was one of the best surgeons and kindest men I ever worked with. So sorry for your loss.  Karen Nichols, DO

I will miss John. He played an important role in training me to be a surgeon with compassion.

So sorry to hear of John's death.  I was one of his students and then worked with him for several years after I started practice.  He was a special man.  My prayers are with his family.  He will be missed!
Ron Hedger, DO

We will miss you, brother. I've known you pretty well for 81 years and you were an inspiration to me in so many ways,which I hope to share at your funeral. We were so lucky to have such wonderful parents and a great upbringing in Des Moines and Okoboji.

John was such a good man.  Nancy and I enjoyed going to barbershop chorus performances with him and Helen. He always referred to us as "you kids."  Made us feel young.  We miss him dearly.

Dear Schwartz family:  Jerry and I were so sorry to hear that you lost your father.  Our friendship went back many years and we remember John as a kind, fun-loving friend.  Please accept our sympathy.

I worked with Dr Schwartz in the late 70's at Mesa General OR. What a gifted surgeon and compassionate man. Was blessed to know and work with him. He was well respected by all. Debra

Schwartz Family from the Heath Family, John was our hero neighbor growing up in Okoboji IA. He was so good to us. I will always remember P 33 coming into the Schwartz dock after a race. Great memories! Gretchen, Bob and Tom Heath

Dearest Kathy, Mike, Sara, Jon and family, So sorry to hear about the passing of your dear father. I know that he is at peace but it is so hard to let go. I remember him as he visited you here in Aiken many times. You were so very close to him. He was a nice man and I always enjoyed visiting with him. "Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted". I will pray for God to comfort you today and always. Love and miss you, Sue and Steve Okawa

Dear Mike, Kathy and Sue.  What a wonderful father you had!  I was priveledged to be his good friend and neighbor these past 17 years.  We had many good conversations and we even prayed together many times.  There could not be anyone more kind.  He was a treasure.  Please accept my deepest sympathies in the passing of your father.  Heaven is richer for it, however.  God bless you all.  Sincerely, Buff Berg

Kat, Mike and extended family.  What a wonderful pictorial tribute to a man who looks like he is truly fulfilled.  Thanks for sharing at this difficult time.

As we pass each day on our own life journey we meet new people and make new memories. Some people are quickly forgotten and some memories last longer than others. On too rare of occasions we are fortunate to have someone enter our lives that become part of the good memories that last a lifetime.

Dr. John Schwartz was one of those rare individuals that had a way of being a positive influence to all he encountered. He was more than a great neighbor, more than a wonderful friend and more that a doctor with whom you had complete faith. He made all of us better, happier and healthier.

It is said that the success of a person's life can be measured by how they are remembered. Dr. John P. Schwartz - There are a great, great, great many people that will remember a humble man that made all our lives better just by knowing you. We all thank you and will remember. God bless.

On December 10, 1962, I entered into my relationship with this wonderful man who was my father.  Through his life time he accomplished many things but what made me most proud was the love and respect he had for others.  Everyone Dad came in contact with, worked with or had a business relationship with, they had a genuine love for him.  I will always remember how he was always concerned about the welfare of what was going on in your life then telling you about his own.  He had a compassion for caring for others and an ability to be a good listener. A devotion to his family and wife through his life time and knew how to be a good friend.  It has been said many times that angels walk this earth in our presence and we are unaware of them until they are gone.  I think Dad was one of them.  May peace be to you now Dad...we will meet again some day.  Much Love

OBITUARY

John Peard Schwartz

October 30, 1926 – November 23, 2015

Green Acres Mortuary & Cemetery

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