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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Schwilling, Marvin Dale
Marvin D. Schwilling, 83, of Emporia, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Newman Regional Health in Emporia.
The son of Joseph V. and Esther Twining Schwilling, Marvin Dale Schwilling was born Nov. 18, 1924, at Clements.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II.
He and Floy Lynn were married Sept. 17, 1950, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Fort Collins, Colo. He graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. in December 1950, with a degree in Zoology.
He worked for the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks for 37 years. He was the Wildlife Project Leader at Cheyenne bottoms, Water Fowl Management Area from 1962 to 1976, and retired in 1990 as Nongame Biologist.
He attended First Congregational Church in Emporia. He was a Lifetime Member of Kansas Ornithological Society and Kansas Academy of Science. He was a member of American Legion Post 5 in Emporia. He was active in Kanza Audubon Society, Wildlife Society, Kansas Chapter of Wildlife Society and Emporia Gardeners of Kansas. He served as Adjunct Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences at Emporia State University and was author and co-author of many publications.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Jerry Schwilling of Cottonwood Falls and Gary Schwilling of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Karen Searle of Great Bend and Cherylen Fletcher of Emporia; four brothers, Russell Schwilling of Osage Beach, Mo., Lyle Schwilling of Akron, Ohio, Harry Schwilling of Wichita and Wayne Schwilling of Strong City; two sisters, Bernice Schwilling Weamer of Ottawa and Shirley Schwilling Cowdrey of Olathe; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Joseph Schwilling and Howard Schwilling; and sisters, Dorothy Schwilling Wagner, Janette Schwilling Duke and Mary Louise Schwilling Shehan.
A graveside service was held Wednesday, July 2, at Prairie Grove Cemetery in rural Cottonwood Falls, with Lee Hoskins officiating. Military Honors by American Legion Post #5 of Emporia and the United States Marine Corps.
Messages to the family may be sent to www.brown-bennett-alexander.com.
Memorial contributions to the Kansas Wildlife & Parks Nongame Division may be sent in care of Brown-Bennett-Alexander Funeral Home, 201 Cherry, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, July 10, 2008.
by Lorna Marvin
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