Clifford Dean Schwerdtfeger

July 10, 1941 - June 15, 2016

Funeral services for Clifford Dean Schwerdtfeger will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Alva Friends Church with Rev. Bob Brown, pastor of the Alva Church of God, officiating. Interment will be in the Capron Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Clifford Dean Schwerdtfeger, son of the late Wiley Emil and Lois Fern (Shelite) Schwerdtfeger, was born July 10, 1941, in Hardtner, Kansas, and passed away June 15, 2016, at Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 74 years, 11 months, and 5 days. Clifford graduated from Capron High School. On August 7, 1970, he was united in marriage to Linda Prigmore at Capron. He lived many places during his life, but always returned to the Alva and Capron area where he farmed and ranched most of his life. He loved his family and never missed his grandchildren’s activities, whether it was a sporting event or showing animals in 4-H and FFA. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda; an infant son, Kendall; and one sister, Vera Sterba. Clifford is survived by two sons, Kyle Schwerdtfeger and wife, Kerri, of Stratford, Oklahoma, and Brian Schwerdtfeger and wife, Rita, of Cherokee; three daughters, Jeanette Brattin and husband, Craig, of Kiowa, Dawn Shafer and husband, Clint, of Belle, Missouri, and Lenice Turner and husband, Gene, of Rosehill, Kansas; one brother, Dennis Schwerdtfeger of Goltry; two sisters, Gloria Rhodes and husband, Roger, of Alva, and Diann Schwerdtfeger of Edmond. Also surviving are fifteen grandchildren, Charley Brattin and wife, Nikki, of Colby, Kansas, Joey Brattin and wife, Rae, of Kiowa, Kansas, Kolby Arnold and wife, Kelli, of Cherokee, Ashley Arnold of Chicago, Illinois, Tate Schwerdtfeger of Stratford, Karli Schwerdtfeger of Stratford, and Hannah Schwerdtfeger of Stratford, Meagan Caldwell and husband, Travis of Alva, Brennon Shafer and wife, Heather, of Alva and McKayla Plett and husband, Chance, of Ada, OK, Lenice Turner and husband, Gene, of Rosehill, Kansas, Joshua Haydon and wife, Danielle, of Benton, Kansas, Jacob Haydon and wife, Kaitlyn, of Rosehill, KS, Hunter Padgett, and Haydon Turner; eleven great grandchildren, MaKenna and Hesston Brattin, Liam and Koen Brattin, and Sahmiya Arnold, Kacie, Kursten, and Kamryn Caldwell, Jaylynn Shafer; Liam and Noah Haydon; other relatives and friends. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Kiowa Hospital.