Amanda Marie (Mills) Schwertfeger
April 18, 1984 — August 13, 2016
Amanda Marie (Mills) Schwertfeger, 32, of Fairfax, Iowa, passed away on August 13, 2016. Services: 6:00 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Westdale Community Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, conducted by Rev. Jeff Bell. Visitation: 4-6 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016, at the church. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Schwertfeger III; children, Adam, Kylie and Macie; mother, Karen (Bob) Lawrence; father, Anthony Mills; brother, Zach (Shea) Mills; niece and nephew, Peyton and Jaxon Mills; maternal grandmother, Barbara Linehan; father-in-law, Richard Schwertfeger, Jr.; grandparent-in-law; Richard, Sr. and Sharon Schwertfeger; special sister-in-law, Cheyenne Schwertfeger; and brothers-in-law, Eric and Justin Schwertfeger.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Dorothy and Ed Mills; and maternal grandfather, John Linehan.
Amanda was born on April 18, 1984, in Decatur, Illinois, daughter of Anthony and Karen (Linehan) Mills. She married Richard at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. Amanda was a devoted and loving mother and was very caring towards others. She was working towards her R.N. degree at Kaplan University. Amanda was very artistic and enjoyed drawing and painting.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family to be used for Amanda’s children.
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Survivors include her husband, Richard Schwertfeger III; children, Adam, Kylie and Macie; mother, Karen (Bob) Lawrence; father, Anthony Mills; brother, Zach (Shea) Mills; niece and nephew, Peyton and Jaxon Mills; maternal grandmother, Barbara Linehan; father-in-law, Richard Schwertfeger, Jr.; grandparent-in-law; Richard, Sr. and Sharon Schwertfeger; special sister-in-law, Cheyenne Schwertfeger; and brothers-in-law, Eric and Justin Schwertfeger.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Dorothy and Ed Mills; and maternal grandfather, John Linehan.
Amanda was born on April 18, 1984, in Decatur, Illinois, daughter of Anthony and Karen (Linehan) Mills. She married Richard at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. Amanda was a devoted and loving mother and was very caring towards others. She was working towards her R.N. degree at Kaplan University. Amanda was very artistic and enjoyed drawing and painting.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family to be used for Amanda’s children.
Please share a memory of Amanda at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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