Frank J. Schweizer

Frank J. Schweizer age 92. World War II Veteran and lifelong resident of Yonkers. Born October 15, 1922 passed away May 29, 2015. He was the son of Frank J. Schweizer Sr. and Irene (Bourdeax). Married to longtime High School sweetheart Matilda (Shepley) Schweizer. They celebrated 71 years together. Besides his wife he leaves 2 sons William and Robert, granddaughter Tracy, grandsons Martin and William, great granddaughters Britney and Calina. Frank was predeceased by 2 grandchildren Robert Jr. and Danielle Schweizer and a sisiter Irene (Pinkey) Bartik. Frank attended Yonkers Schools and graduated from Roosevelt High School where he played varsity basketball. As a member of Boy Scout Troop 100 he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He managed a youth group 14 to 16 year olds in Baseball and was elected to President of the Bryn Mawr Boys Club. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program in 1942. On July 1955 he graduated as a 2nd. Lieutenant and was assigned to Alamagordo, New Mexico as an instructor on B-29 bomb sites until being part of a crew shipped to the Pacific Tinian Island, a part of the Mariana Islands. He flew B-29 combat missions over Japan as the bombardier until the end of the war. Upon his discharge he settled in Yonkers and was employed with the New York Engineering Co. for 30 years. On July 16, 1944 he married at St. John the Baptist Church in Yonkers. Visitation will be at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home on Monday June 1st. from 2-4 & 7-9pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Bartholomews Church on Tuesday June 2nd at 10am. Entombment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Calvary Hospital, 1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461 or your local Alzheimers Association.

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