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Rodney Ray Schwitzer, 69, Tipton
Obituaries · February 04, 2016



Rodney Ray Schwitzer, 69, of Tipton, passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospital.

Visitation was Monday, Feb. 1, at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton. Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Fry Funeral Home.

Burial and graveside service were at Tipton Masonic Cemetery. A memorial fund in Rodney’s honor has been established. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com.

Rodney’s life journey began on Oct. 31, 1946, in Iowa City, Iowa, where he was born to Ray and Duetta (Drager) Schwitzer. He graduated from Tipton High School in 1965. He graduated from Truman State University (formerly Northeast Missouri State) in 1969. Rodney served our country in the Army National Guard for six years. He was united in marriage to Barbara Jean Weaver in April 1973. He started out farming before working for Buesing’s Automotive in Davenport and Buesing’s Iowa Generator in Cedar Rapids, and then became the owner/operator of Buesing’s Automotive and Buesing’s Iowa Generator and several NAPA auto parts stores.

Rodney is survived by his wife of 42 years, Barbara; four sons, Matthew Schwitzer and children, Alex and Milena of Green Bay, Wis., Aaron and Alecia Schwitzer and their children, Dawsyn and Landon, of Keller, Texas, Kevan Schwitzer of Oshkosh, Wis., and Johnathan Schwitzer of Fort Worth, Texas; his mother, Duetta Schwitzer of Tipton; and former daughter in-law, Jennifer Schwitzer.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ray Schwitzer; mother- and father-in-law, Lillian and Bill Weaver; and sister-in-law Dorothy Broyles.