Herbert Erich Schwartz Jr. (1931 - 1996)

Born 16 Jul 1931 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Ancestors

Died 28 May 1996 at age 64 in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

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Biography

Herbert Schwartz Jr. has German Roots.

Master Sergeant Herbert Schwartz Jr. served in the United States Army in the Korean War
Service started: June 1952
Unit(s):
Service ended: March 1954

Korean War Veteran

Herbert "Herb" Erich, Jr. Schwartz was the only child of Herbert Erich Schwartz and Elsa Marie Roth. Herbert and his wife Elsa and their son Herbert "Herb", left Elgin and returned to Germany in 1939. They lived with family in Openweiller and Wolgast. Herb's father was later declared 'missing in action' on the Russian front during WW II, and to date no one knows what became of him. Herb and his mother Elsa were able to return to America after the end of WW II, escaping in 1947 from East Germany. They returned to Elgin, Kane County, Illinois where other family members lived. Herb was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the Army a master sergeant, from June 1952 to March 1954. Herb later became the owner of Herb's Bakery, which he opened in Elgin in 1954 operating with his mother Elsa and later with his wife Lynn. Herb's Bakery was originally located on National Street in Elgin. After Herb retired in 1995 his son and a daughter and his wife Lynn continued to operate the bakery, at 1020 Larkin Avenue. Herb learned the bakers trade while in Germany from his mother Elsa's family. Herb became the 9th generation of bakers, his children 10th generation ~ Herb's father was the brother of my paternal grandfather, Herman William Schwartz ~

Christmas family group photo: No date was written on this photo, it was taken about 1948 before William Schwartz married in 1952. Looking at photo, front row, left to right: Herbert Erich Schwartz (cousin), in center is Herman William Schwartz (Darlene Bestt ) and next to Herman is his brother William Eric Schwartz (Elvera Kennebeck). Back row left to right: Elsa Marie Schwartz nee Roth (mother of Herbert Schwartz), Elsa Clara Schwartz nee Baetz (mother of Herman, Martha and William), and Martha Berta Schwartz (Rudolph Tatro), sister of Herman and William.

Find A Grave: Memorial #91167899 Herbert Schwartz

Sources

Schwartz family records and personal interview with wife of Herb

Illinois, Kane County, Elgin, Gail Borden Public Library District, Local Newspaper Obituary Digital Index, 1922-2017; Herbert E. Schwartz; Event Type: Death; Event Date: 28 May 1996; Event Place: Kane, Illinois; Birth Date: 16 July 1931; Parent Name: Herbert and Elsa Marie Schwartz; Spouse's Name: Lynn Glover Schwartz; Page Number: 2; Section Number: A; Record Number: b12253054; Publication Date: 29 May 1996; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG95-BNN2