Frank Leo Schwarzenberger, 92, of Quinter, Kansas, passed away on October 22, 2021, at the Gove County Medical Center. Frank was born October 12, 1929, at the family farmstead southeast of Quinter to Alexander and Walburga (Ziegler) Schwarzenberger, Sr. He was the eighth of nine children. Frank attended the Harmony Country School just a half mile from his home. He completed the eighth grade and then his help was needed on the farm. Frank enlisted in the Navy in the early 1950's and served as an airplane mechanic on the aircraft carrier, USS Kersarge. Frank was deployed three times to the South Pacific during the Korean War.
Frank was united in marriage to Darlene Dinkel on April 26, 1955, in Grainfield, Kansas. They enjoyed 56 years of marriage until Darlene's passing in 2011. Frank lived his entire life in Quinter on the farm on which he was born. Frank and Darlene worked side by side on the farm raising various crops and operating a dairy for 35 years.
Frank served his community at various times by being a St. Michael's parish council member, a board member of various cooperatives in Collyer and Quinter, and as a Gove County Commissioner. Frank was also a member of the American Legion and Kansas Farm Bureau.
Frank enjoyed visiting and reading, but most of all farming. He was recently recognized by the Salina Diocese Catholic Rural Life Commission for owning/operating the same land for one hundred years or more by being awarded the Monsignor John George Weber Century Farm Award. He was very proud of this accomplishment.
Frank is survived by daughter Sandy Jacobs and husband Jim, and son Larry Schwarzenberger, all of Phillipsburg, Kansas; grandchildren Jari Jacobs and Karen of Neosho, Missouri, Kellen Jacobs and Emily of Norton, Kansas, and Jennifer McClintock of Buhler, Kansas; and nine great grandchildren, Sydney and Brooklyn Jacobs, Teyah, Oakleigh, Quinten, and Lilah Jacobs, and Olivia, Kendall, and Kaidyn McClintock.
Frank is preceded in death by his parents; wife Darlene; sisters Margaret (Peg) Selensky, Philomena (Phil) Dreher, Mary Hoch, Alex Schwarzenberger Jr., Cecilia Werth, Dorothy Schneider, Agnes Berens, and Albert Schwarzenberger; numerous in laws and relatives.
Thursday, October 28, 2021 a visitation will be held at the Schmitt Funeral Home in Quinter from 5-7 p.m. with a wake service to follow. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 29, 2021, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Collyer, Kansas at 10:30 a.m. with Father Charles Steier officiating. Burial will follow at St. Michael's cemetery.
The family requests no flowers please. Memorials are suggested to St. Michael's Catholic Church at Collyer, Gove County Long Term Care or Jay Johnson Public Library. Donations may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th Street, Wakeeney, Kansas 67672.
Condolences may be left for the family by visiting www.schmittfuneral.com.