William "Bill" R. Schwarz

November 12, 2015

Service Details

William “Bill” R. Schwarz, 63, died from liver failure on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA. Visitation will be at 2:00 p.m. and a reception will follow the service.

Bill was born August 13, 1952 to William and Marjorie Schwarz in Minneapolis, MN, where he grew up. He worked in floral wholesale distribution for 20 years beginning with Greenleaf Wholesale Florist in Minneapolis, then in Des Moines and then in San Antonio. On his return to Des Moines he started and operated, Sun Wholesale Florist. He later started and ran Heartland, a custom-labeled bottled water company. He traveled to many places in the U.S. and Canada as well as to Mexico, Jamaica, Australia and several parts of Europe. Fun-loving Bill was a collector of good jokes and puns. Bill especially enjoyed skiing (down-hill and water), golf, football, hosting parties at his pool, and gathering friends at his family’s Cross Lake, MN cabin. He liked to attend live music and theater. He was a master at grilling and carving a turkey.

His memory will be treasured by his sisters, Jan Schwarz and Linda (Paul) Mohring of Minneapolis, MN; and his two aunts, eight cousins, and special friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in honor of Bill are preferred to the donor’s choice, or to Taylor House Hospice. Condolences may be expressed online at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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