Relationship to conference: Retired elder

Date of death: Sept. 5, 2015, at age 73

Arrangements: A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 12, at Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Hutchinson.

Appointment information: Rev. Robert Schwanke was as an elder in 1968. He served Minnesota churches Bellingham.

Rev. Schwanke is survived by his wife, Mavis; children, Richard (Lisa) Schwanke and Chul Schwanke and his partner, Bill Sallberg; and three grandchildren.

Cards can be sent to Mavis Schwanke at 874 Elm St., N.E., Hutchinson, MN 55350.

Memorials are preferred to Gopher Campfire or Hunger Free McLeod.

An obituary can be viewed here.