Schwartzman family has reunion in Salina
Descendants of David and Maria (Neyer) Schwartzman met July 30 through Aug. 1 for a family reunion at Salina Holiday Inn.
Reunion hosts were Rita Hensley, Pam Moreno, and Julie Utt, daughters of James Hensley.
The David Schwartzmans sailed to America in 1869 on the SS Saxonia and settled in DeKalb County, Illinois. In 1878, David and Maria and their six children traveled by covered wagon to Dickinson County before settling near Tampa in Marion County in 1885.
Four generations, ranging in age from 3 to 97, participated in a weekend of exchanging old photographs, stories, and memories. Several played golf or swam. Eighty-two family members had a buffet dinner Saturday evening. Helen Schwartzman was honored with cake and song in celebration of her 98th birthday Aug. 18. Julie Utt conducted a computer slide presentation.
Family members from out of state were Kelly Noonan, Dan Walker, Gerri (Schwartzman) Noonan, Todd and Mindy Noonan, Dallas, Texas.
Loren and Marymargaret Toevs, Peoria, Ill.; Lynne (Toevs) and Sydnee Zimmerman, Mackinaw, Ill.; Lisa (Toevs) and Joshua Smith, Woodland Park, Colo.; Lauren Toevs, North Pekin, Ill.
Lori Toevs, Worton, Md.; Janet (Schwartzman) and Chuck Klatt, Fillmore, Calif.; Janie (Schwartzman) and Mark Dodd, Wagoner, Okla.; Leroy and Ashley Schwartzman, Wildwood, Mo.
Matt Gross, Chesterfield, Mo.; Bernice Pritchard, Rebecca (Finan) Smith, Paden, Jessica, and Jacob, Hayes, S.D.; L.J. Bezdek, Liberty, Mo.; Gene and Cindy Schwartzman, Amanda, Darcy, and Mario Capila, Aurora, Colo.
Pam (Hensley) and Lawrence Moreno of Austin, Texas; Joel, Jennifer, and Molly Schwartzman, Portland, Ore.; James Murphy, Frisco, Texas; Sharon (Hensley) and Gene Irsik, Kearney, Mo.; Staci Roccasalva, Chicago, Ill.; Maurita Jean (Hensley) Sooter, Ft. Worth, Texas.
Attending from Kansas were Helen Schwartzman and Eleanor (Schwartzman) Murphy, Tampa; Wayne and Marita Schwartzman, Park City; Helen Jean (Schwartzman) McGonigle; Sharon and Jay Bezdek and Jeremy and Jackson Bezdek, Wichita; Shawn and Emily Finan, Manhattan.
Teresa and Samantha Murphy, Grant Jurgenson, Arlie and Eileen (Schwartzman) Janzen, Abilene; Alicia (Bezdek) Cooper, Mark, Cindy, and Andra Bezdek, Topeka.
Alice (Bezdek) Fields, Hayes; Deniece (Hensley) Richardson, Amanda and Dillon, and Olga Hensley, Halstead; Marjorie Hensley and Craig and Brenda Sooter, Ryan, Kyle, and Kirsten, Sedgwick.
Marilyn (Janzen) Smith, Kathy and Jerry Finan, Charlie and Carole (Schwartzman) Finan, John and Pat Schwartzman, Casey Bezdek, Carissa Bezdek, Merl and Coleen (Bezdek) Everhart, Salina.
Craig Bezdek and Jamie Thomas, Shawnee; Jack and Joyce (Pientka) Richmond, Marion; Joe and Mary (Schwartzman) Roccasalva, Damon and Stephanie, Lenexa; Stephanie (Bezdek) and Travis Lane, Andover.
Gary and Julie (Hensley) Utt, Rita Hensley, and Charles Quinn and Evelyn Hensley, Winfield.
Family friends Martha Melcher of Tampa and George and Pauline Kristek of Salina also attended.
