Harold D. Schweitzer, 85, of Seneca, KS, formerly of Goff, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca. He was transferred there from Life Care Center in Seneca where he had been a resident since July 21, 1998.

He was born April 25, 1920, at Onaga, KS, the son of Louis and Creta Summerville Schweitzer. Harold attended school in Onaga. The family moved to Goff in the 1930s where he worked with his father tearing down buildings and hauling freight. He also worked on area farms as a young man. Later he worked for several construction companies and moved to Topeka in 1959. In Topeka he was employed by Smiley Plumbing and later went to work for the Shawnee County Refuse Department. In 1982 he retired and returned to Goff.

In 1944 he married Bertha Mae “Midge” Dunlapp. They were later divorced. He married Edna Jane Bemis on December 12, 1972. She died December 20, 2004.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Goff.

Survivors are two sons, Bill Schweitzer of Hoyt, KS and Gerald Lee Schweitzer of Topeka; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Schweitzer on January 26, 1999.

A funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM Monday, June 20, at the United Methodist Church in Goff. Inurnment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Goff.

Memorials may be given for the United Methodist Church in Goff or the Shawnee County Humane Society, and sent in care of the family.

Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca is handling arrangements.