Gerald A. Schwind

Gerald A. Schwind August 09, 1926 - February 29, 2008 Gerald A. Schwind, 81 years of Brook Cliffe Rd., Toledo and formerly Apple Avenue passed away Friday afternoon, February 29, 2008 at the Hospice Center, Toledo. Jerry was a 1944 graduate of Libbey High School. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Asia-Pacific theatre during WW II as a Fire Controlman 3rd Class being honorably discharged in 1946. Jerry attended the University of Toledo and in 1949 began working at Lucas County Bank. As the bank grew it was purchased by Huntington and Jerry was elevated to a Vice-Presidents position and retired in March 1989. He did advanced studies in banking in 1968 and received his degree from the Bank Administration Institute, Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. He was a member 42 years (and President in 1954) of the American Institute of Banking and was the President in 1977 of the Bank Administrators Institute of America where he had been a member 27 years. He served 10 years on the executive committee of the Ohio Bankers Association. He generously volunteered his time 7 years on the Cardiac Rehab floor at the Toledo Hospital and was a "Loaned Executive" for the United Way. He held memberships at the Toledo Zoo, the Toledo Museum of Art as well at the VFW Post 646 and a 17 years member of the Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce and the Elks. A 60 year member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Jerry served in a number of different capacities with the Holy Name Society, as a Lector and Eucharistic Minister, on the School Board and Parish Council and past president the CYO program. His hobbies included Golfing; he had a "Hole-in-one" in 1996, along with working puzzles, dancing, playing cards and bowling. He was an avid reader. Jerry is survived by his wife of 57 years, Wilma (Keil) Schwind, children, Edward (Christine) Schwind, Sandusky, MI, Susan (John) Samberg, St. Charles, MO, Jeffrey Schwind, Jersey City, N.J., Amy (Jerome) Biblewski, Perrysburg, and son-in-law, Mike McLaughlin of Pemberville. The grandchildren are Jason & Michael Samberg; Katie, Adam and Michael Schwind and great grandchildren, Ashley, Tommy, Olivia, Aiden and Austin. He is a brother to Duane (Loretta) Schwind, Oregon, Ohio, Ursula Worley, Toledo, Vivian (Romuald) Snyder, Bowling Green, Ohio. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen McLaughlin and his parents, Vincent and Zelda Schwind. The family extends their appreciation for the wonderful care given Jerry by the staff of Northwest Ohio Hospice and the Toledo Hospital Neuro ICU. Friends may call at the Coyle Funeral Home 1770 S. Reynolds Road Monday from 4-8 p.m. and Tuesday 2-8 p.m. where a Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. The funeral will begin in the mortuary Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Charles Borromeo Church at 11 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery.

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Gerald A. Schwind

August 9, 1926 - February 29, 2008