Fourth Generation

17. Lloyd Harold SWITZ was born on 14 May 1933 in Kinney Valley, Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.^4,13 He died on 10 May 2022 at the age of 88 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ Obituary Notes: "Lloyd Harold Switz Born 5/14/1933 in Kinney Valley the Town of Wellington, passed from this world on 5/10/2022 at Tomah VA Hospital, Tomah Wisconsin. He was born the first of 5 children to Harold Switz and Elise Caroline Drews Switz. On September 22, 1962 he married the love of his life, Emma Theide Collins.

They shared 54 years of marriage before Emma went home to the Lord in 2016. Together they farmed in Kinney Valley and raised three children, Laurie, Dawn and Buck “Stacy”.

Lloyd was an Army Veteran, who served his country as a Cook in Africa during the Korean Conflict. He was a 20 year board Member of the Wilton Co-op. And he also served 20 years on The Town of Wellington, Town Board. Lloyd Enjoyed Pulling His John Deere Tractors in the Local Tractor Pulls.

Lloyd Farmed the Family Farm in Kinney Valley for 56 years, after moving to town he got a Job at Jolivet Family Farm, Then moved to Portland Implement after which he retired.

Lloyd and Emma joined Grace Community Church in Ontario where Lloyd served as a Deacon. Pastor Bruce Milleman and the congregation were extremely important to both Lloyd and Emma, and a special part of their life. Lloyd helped with the Men’s breakfast making sausage patties.

Most days Lloyd, being the social butterfly that he was, could be found playing cards, tooling around in his S-10 Pickup, watching the Packers, Brewers, Bucks and Badgers; and of course, watching every Old Western on TV. He treasured times spent meeting his brothers and sisters to enjoy a meal.

Lloyd is survived by his 3 children, Laurie Johnson (Jesse), Dawn Wendell and Buck “Stacy” Switz (Sharon); as we know not all family is blood our very special “little brother” Mark Benish(Angie); his 5 Grandchildren, Adam Belling (Brittany), Jared Belling (Jessie), Kathleen Wendell (fiancé Craig Debevec), Kelly Schissel (Chad) and Brett Switz; 3 Great Grandchildren, Aliceana and Greeley Belling and Ayla Belling; siblings, Shirley Hagen (Curtis), Duane Switz (Bonnie) and Dianne Clark (Larry); sisters-in-law Geneva Switz, Shirley Dogs, and Sandy Collins; along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends.

Preceding Lloyd in death were his wife Emma; parents Harold and Elsie; father and mother-in-law, Ray and Kathleen Collins; sister-in-law Sandie Johnson; brothers and sisters-in-law Robert and Shirley Collins, Carl Dogs, and Dan Collins, and Lloyd’s brother Dean Switz.

Memorials may be given to The Grace Community Church in Ontario or to an American Legion of your choice in Lloyd’s name. The Family would like to offer a special thank you to the Hospice Unit of The Tomah VA, for the honorable treatment of our Dad.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022, noon, at Grace Community Church in Ontario, WI. Pastor Bruce Milleman will officiate. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Hilltop Rest Cemetery. Family and friends are invited for visitation Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church."

Lloyd Harold SWITZ and Emma Theide COLLINS were married on 22 September 1962.¹³ Emma Theide COLLINS died in 2016.¹³