Schwaderer, Myrtle's Obituary
Myrtle Schwaderer,85, of Bradenton, FL. went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 2, 2025. Myrtle was born on November 22,1939 in Wheelwright, KY. to James and Gladys Williams.
She was the eighth of 12 siblings and attended Harding High School in Marion, Ohio. Myrtle came to know Jesus Christ as her savior at the age of 9. She was led to salvation by a missionary volunteering at the local children’s camp. When she was 12, her family moved to Marion, Ohio. It was there she met and fell in love with Fred Schwaderer.
Myrtle and Fred married on June 15,1957 and they had three children, Don, Nancy and Pam.
Myrtle was a 45-year member of the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church in Marion, where she served as the church secretary and an Awana leader. One of her greatest joys was working alongside her best friend at a Christian preschool. Together, Myrtle and Fred spent three years serving at the mission guesthouse in Quito, Ecuador. After returning from Ecuador, Myrtle and Fred decided to settle in Cherokee Village, AR. They built a house designed by Myrtle on the banks of Lake Sequoyah and spent 17 years there. They were members of First Baptist Church Cherokee Village during that time, until they moved to their current home in Bradenton, FL to be closer to family. All her years, Myrtle was a faithful prayer warrior to her family, friends, and all those God brought into her life.
Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents and 10 siblings. She is survived by one brother, Ray Williams of Arcadia, FL; husband, Fred Schwaderer; three children and their spouses, Don and Sharon Schwaderer, Nancy and Tim Wilbanks, Pam and Mick Bosworth; 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday November 22, 2025, at il Villagio in Bradenton, FL and she will be buried at Skyway Memorial Gardens in Palmetto, FL.
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