Alicia S. Schweizer passed away peacefully at the home of her son Navy Captain Edward Schweizer in Chesapeake City, MD on August 16th after a long & well lived life of 106 years. She often said she had an enchanted life. She met her husband, John Mel Schweizer, Jr., in Shanghai, China, where he wasContinue Reading
Alicia S. Schweizer passed away peacefully at the home of her son Navy Captain Edward Schweizer in Chesapeake City, MD on August 16th after a long & well lived life of 106 years. She often said she had an enchanted life. She met her husband, John Mel Schweizer, Jr., in Shanghai, China, where he was a flight instructor for the Chinese Air Force in 1932. They were married in Japan in 1934. She lived the life of an Air Force wife, courageous and supportive, creating elegant, loving homes, 17 in all, in China, across the US, Germany, France, Panama & Trinidad . As her husband became a General who was Chief of Intelligence for NATO and later Vice President of Bell Aerospace, European representative, she entertained Presidents, Kings & Queens, astronauts and diplomats with graciousness. She was a talented sculptor winning prizes for her works. When the Schweizers retired to their home in Camarillo CA, she remained active in her art; she volunteered extensively at her church and the local hospital, and continued past her 100th birthday as a certified active Hospice Volunteer. For us, her greatest achievement was being a devoted, ever loving wife and mother of her sons: John M. Schweizer III (now deceased) and his wife Margaret, of Colorado, and Captain Edward S. Schweizer, and his wife Suzan. She was grandmother of Edward S. Schweizer, Jr. of California, Sally Alicia and her husband Ricci DePasquale, of Maryland, Elizabeth Serena and her husband Marce Scarbrough of Maryland, John D. Schweizer and his wife Deanna of California and Virginia Lee Schweizer of Oregon. She was also an example and loving mentor to six great grandchildren. She is survived by one sister, Sofia Taylor of Florida, and many dear nieces and nephews.
Alicia was faith-filled, caring and generous. She was known by many as a very close and cherished friend. Her truest friend in life was her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for whom she displayed the greatest devotion.
On Thursday the 20th there will be a 6PM Rosary followed by a time of visitation from 6:30 – 8PM at R.T. Foard Funeral Home, 259 East Main St., Elkton, MD 21921. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, the 22nd at 10:30 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Elkton Maryland. She will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery with her husband at a later date, information to be found at www.rtfoard.com, Alicia Schweizer obituary, where you may also leave a message of condolence.
Edward Schweizer
left a message on August 16, 2019:
Today, August 16th, is my dear Mom's 110th birthday. I still miss her very much.
Edward Schweizer
left a message on August 16, 2018:
It was three years ago that my dear Mom left us. We will always miss her, every day. She will always be in our thoughts with happy memories.
Edward Schweizer
left a message on August 16, 2017:
After two years my mourning is still deep. Mom's death was such a great loss I shall never be relieved of the grief. May she rest in peace, forever.
Eileen Garner
left a message on August 15, 2016:
Can you believe it has been a year. I think of you often, especially when the roses are in bloom. These days the birds are singing and and flying from the tree to the fountain and back just outside of the "oval office", so lovely. At night we have a naughty raccoon who topples over the potted plants after possibly snacking on Mission Figs.
Pearl Thayer
left a message on June 26, 2016:
Thank you Edward for sharing the video.
I miss my dear friend and think about her often. She was a wonderful lady and friend. I am grateful for all the fun and memorable times we shared. I especially liked discussing politics with her. We both agreed on all the issues. You were blessed to have her for all these years and you were a wonderful son. She always was telling me about how grateful she was to have you and Suzan. She appreciated everything you did for her and thanked God for both of you.
Alicia is in my daily prayers and I know she is praying and smiling down on us. God is good!!
God Bless you and all your family, pearl
I miss my dear friend and think about her often. She was a wonderful lady and friend. I am grateful for all the fun and memorable times we shared. I especially liked discussing politics with her. We both agreed on all the issues. You were blessed to have her for all these years and you were a wonderful son. She always was telling me about how grateful she was to have you and Suzan. She appreciated everything you did for her and thanked God for both of you.
Alicia is in my daily prayers and I know she is praying and smiling down on us. God is good!!
God Bless you and all your family, pearl
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Daniel Ford
left a message on September 16, 2015:
How reassuring that Alicia believed she had lived an enchanted life. She certainly enchanted me when we met some years ago in Camarillo. She was then in her nineties and a beautiful, articulate, and charming woman with an astonishing memory. She was blessed, too, by the love and care of her son and daughter-in-law. I will remember that meeting always
Edward S. Schweizer
left a message on September 10, 2015:
Thanks to each of you for your wonderful comments. They mean so much to me. Mom was indeed a loving and kind person, elegant and graceful, a precious gift from the Lord. I surely miss her.
Chuck Raysbrook
left a message on September 2, 2015:
Among all my own dear Mother's friends through the years Alicia and her beloved husband Jack have given me the most vivid and happy memories. Alicia's elegant vivaciousness and genuine interest in others' lives come so quickly to my mind. She was extraordinary in so many ways and she will often be in my reflections and prayers.
Sofia Fillmore Taylor
left a message on August 22, 2015:
For my beautiful, incomparable sister with everlasting love and admiration...the true artist in everything she said and did just by being who she was...with great love, Sofia
Nancy Stowell
left a message on August 22, 2015:
Thank you for placing Alicia's obituary in our local newspaper "The Star". To all of Alicia's family I know how very proud you are of her and I was privileged to know her. She is one of the most outstanding women I have ever known. Thanks for the family pictures. In her younger years she must have been a beautiful woman. I knew Alicia through our Republican Women's Club to which she was a loyal member. I remember talking to you John, I think, whenever an election cam around we would have a chat. My sympathy to all of you.
LauraLee Watson
left a message on August 22, 2015:
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and all those that were blessed to have the company of your amazing mother and grandmother. Such an inspiring lady.. The Watson Family
Marce & Liz Scarbrough
left a message on August 21, 2015:
What a life! Thank you for sharing it with us. Thank you for the wonderful example you set. You are so generous and patient. We will miss you so much but will rejoice in the time we spent together.
Sharon and Mike Haines
left a message on August 20, 2015:
Captain and Suzan. Please accept our hugs and blessings. Thank you for opening your home for the privilege of meeting you and this exciting woman. What a lady. What a life. She will be unforgettable.
John D. Schweizer
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Grandmother, words cannot describe how much you will be missed! You were a loving, caring person who brought joy and happiness into the lives of all whom you encountered. You loved and cared for your family unconditionally, and I'm a very proud grandson. You will be missed and never forgotten. I love you.
Lee Collins
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Dear Susan, Ed & family, So very happy that our paths crossed. Alicia was a very special lady with so many interesting and exciting stories to tell. I'm sure we will all miss her friendly smile. Lee Collins
Joe and Diane Carabetta
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Ed, Your mom was an amazing women! One of a kind. May she rest in peace.
Frank Vari
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Dear Susan and Ed my thoughts and prayers are You and your entire family, Knowing Ms. Alicia for a short time, Thank You for allowing me to be a part of your lives. As the Elder Citizen of Chesapeake City her smile will be missed. She is now seeing the face of God, We are a better people for knowing her. God Bless You Ms. Alicia.
Sally DePasquale
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Martha Trulock
left a message on August 18, 2015:
Thank you Suzan and Ed for letting me into your lives if only for a brief moment in time. Alicia did make a difference in my life. God's blessings to you and your family, Martha Trulock (Eileen and Alan Garner's Mom)
Dottie and Bruce Hemphill
left a message on August 18, 2015:
Dear Suzan and Ed, Bruce and I were sorry to hear about the passing of Alicia. I so enjoyed the times I was able to sit and talk with her at ERYC dinners or other events. Her mind was amazing and she was a stunning beauty in the picture here and at 106. I don't know if we will be able to attend any of the services due to Bruce's treatment but know that we are there with you and thinking of you often. Dottie and Bruce Hemphill.
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Chuck and Judy
left a message on August 18, 2015:
Dear Ed, Suzan and family, We were very fortunate to know Alica and have many wonderful memories of her devotion to her family and loved ones. She was a special lady.
Eileen Garner
left a message on August 18, 2015:
Ed, Suzan and family, Although I only recently met Alicia, her impact was enormous and I think of her often. At this moment, sitting in the "oval office" she amazes me; what a lovely family she has, what a life she has lived. I know she will be greatly missed, how could it be otherwise. I will pray for all of you as you miss her and celebrate her life. Eileen Garner
Lynn Cole
left a message on August 18, 2015:
I wished I had met you. I know you were a GRAND lady. I knew you were bigger than life. Your spirit will live on forever because we have all heard about your triumphs, adventures, and your magnificent soul. You are eternal.
Peter and Mitsuko Gordon
left a message on August 17, 2015:
We have been friends with the Schweizers for many years. Ed's Mom Alicia was always a pleasure to be around and with and we were fortunate enough to have been with her on several of her birthdays, including her 100th and 105th. She will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Schweizer family at this time of loss.
Barbara/Joe Strasser
left a message on August 17, 2015:
Dear Suzan, Ed and family, Alicia lived a full and wonderful life thanks to her loving family and friends. May peace be yours at this difficult time and many blessings for the love you bestowed on your angel who now resides with other family members in her heavenly home. Love and thanksgiving for a life beautifully lived, Barbara and Joe Strasser
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Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.
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Edward Schweizer
left a message on August 16, 2019:
Today, August 16th, is my dear Mom's 110th birthday. I still miss her very much.
Edward Schweizer
left a message on August 16, 2018:
It was three years ago that my dear Mom left us. We will always miss her, every day. She will always be in our thoughts with happy memories.
Edward Schweizer
left a message on August 16, 2017:
After two years my mourning is still deep. Mom's death was such a great loss I shall never be relieved of the grief. May she rest in peace, forever.
Eileen Garner
left a message on August 15, 2016:
Can you believe it has been a year. I think of you often, especially when the roses are in bloom. These days the birds are singing and and flying from the tree to the fountain and back just outside of the "oval office", so lovely. At night we have a naughty raccoon who topples over the potted plants after possibly snacking on Mission Figs.
Pearl Thayer
left a message on June 26, 2016:
Thank you Edward for sharing the video.
I miss my dear friend and think about her often. She was a wonderful lady and friend. I am grateful for all the fun and memorable times we shared. I especially liked discussing politics with her. We both agreed on all the issues. You were blessed to have her for all these years and you were a wonderful son. She always was telling me about how grateful she was to have you and Suzan. She appreciated everything you did for her and thanked God for both of you.
Alicia is in my daily prayers and I know she is praying and smiling down on us. God is good!!
God Bless you and all your family, pearl
I miss my dear friend and think about her often. She was a wonderful lady and friend. I am grateful for all the fun and memorable times we shared. I especially liked discussing politics with her. We both agreed on all the issues. You were blessed to have her for all these years and you were a wonderful son. She always was telling me about how grateful she was to have you and Suzan. She appreciated everything you did for her and thanked God for both of you.
Alicia is in my daily prayers and I know she is praying and smiling down on us. God is good!!
God Bless you and all your family, pearl
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Daniel Ford
left a message on September 16, 2015:
How reassuring that Alicia believed she had lived an enchanted life. She certainly enchanted me when we met some years ago in Camarillo. She was then in her nineties and a beautiful, articulate, and charming woman with an astonishing memory. She was blessed, too, by the love and care of her son and daughter-in-law. I will remember that meeting always
Edward S. Schweizer
left a message on September 10, 2015:
Thanks to each of you for your wonderful comments. They mean so much to me. Mom was indeed a loving and kind person, elegant and graceful, a precious gift from the Lord. I surely miss her.
Chuck Raysbrook
left a message on September 2, 2015:
Among all my own dear Mother's friends through the years Alicia and her beloved husband Jack have given me the most vivid and happy memories. Alicia's elegant vivaciousness and genuine interest in others' lives come so quickly to my mind. She was extraordinary in so many ways and she will often be in my reflections and prayers.
Sofia Fillmore Taylor
left a message on August 22, 2015:
For my beautiful, incomparable sister with everlasting love and admiration...the true artist in everything she said and did just by being who she was...with great love, Sofia
Nancy Stowell
left a message on August 22, 2015:
Thank you for placing Alicia's obituary in our local newspaper "The Star". To all of Alicia's family I know how very proud you are of her and I was privileged to know her. She is one of the most outstanding women I have ever known. Thanks for the family pictures. In her younger years she must have been a beautiful woman. I knew Alicia through our Republican Women's Club to which she was a loyal member. I remember talking to you John, I think, whenever an election cam around we would have a chat. My sympathy to all of you.
LauraLee Watson
left a message on August 22, 2015:
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and all those that were blessed to have the company of your amazing mother and grandmother. Such an inspiring lady.. The Watson Family
Marce & Liz Scarbrough
left a message on August 21, 2015:
What a life! Thank you for sharing it with us. Thank you for the wonderful example you set. You are so generous and patient. We will miss you so much but will rejoice in the time we spent together.
Sharon and Mike Haines
left a message on August 20, 2015:
Captain and Suzan. Please accept our hugs and blessings. Thank you for opening your home for the privilege of meeting you and this exciting woman. What a lady. What a life. She will be unforgettable.
John D. Schweizer
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Grandmother, words cannot describe how much you will be missed! You were a loving, caring person who brought joy and happiness into the lives of all whom you encountered. You loved and cared for your family unconditionally, and I'm a very proud grandson. You will be missed and never forgotten. I love you.
Lee Collins
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Dear Susan, Ed & family, So very happy that our paths crossed. Alicia was a very special lady with so many interesting and exciting stories to tell. I'm sure we will all miss her friendly smile. Lee Collins
Joe and Diane Carabetta
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Ed, Your mom was an amazing women! One of a kind. May she rest in peace.
Frank Vari
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Dear Susan and Ed my thoughts and prayers are You and your entire family, Knowing Ms. Alicia for a short time, Thank You for allowing me to be a part of your lives. As the Elder Citizen of Chesapeake City her smile will be missed. She is now seeing the face of God, We are a better people for knowing her. God Bless You Ms. Alicia.
Sally DePasquale
left a message on August 19, 2015:
Martha Trulock
left a message on August 18, 2015:
Thank you Suzan and Ed for letting me into your lives if only for a brief moment in time. Alicia did make a difference in my life. God's blessings to you and your family, Martha Trulock (Eileen and Alan Garner's Mom)
Dottie and Bruce Hemphill
left a message on August 18, 2015:
Dear Suzan and Ed, Bruce and I were sorry to hear about the passing of Alicia. I so enjoyed the times I was able to sit and talk with her at ERYC dinners or other events. Her mind was amazing and she was a stunning beauty in the picture here and at 106. I don't know if we will be able to attend any of the services due to Bruce's treatment but know that we are there with you and thinking of you often. Dottie and Bruce Hemphill.
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Chuck and Judy
left a message on August 18, 2015:
Dear Ed, Suzan and family, We were very fortunate to know Alica and have many wonderful memories of her devotion to her family and loved ones. She was a special lady.
Eileen Garner
left a message on August 18, 2015:
Ed, Suzan and family, Although I only recently met Alicia, her impact was enormous and I think of her often. At this moment, sitting in the "oval office" she amazes me; what a lovely family she has, what a life she has lived. I know she will be greatly missed, how could it be otherwise. I will pray for all of you as you miss her and celebrate her life. Eileen Garner
Lynn Cole
left a message on August 18, 2015:
I wished I had met you. I know you were a GRAND lady. I knew you were bigger than life. Your spirit will live on forever because we have all heard about your triumphs, adventures, and your magnificent soul. You are eternal.
Peter and Mitsuko Gordon
left a message on August 17, 2015:
We have been friends with the Schweizers for many years. Ed's Mom Alicia was always a pleasure to be around and with and we were fortunate enough to have been with her on several of her birthdays, including her 100th and 105th. She will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Schweizer family at this time of loss.
Barbara/Joe Strasser
left a message on August 17, 2015:
Dear Suzan, Ed and family, Alicia lived a full and wonderful life thanks to her loving family and friends. May peace be yours at this difficult time and many blessings for the love you bestowed on your angel who now resides with other family members in her heavenly home. Love and thanksgiving for a life beautifully lived, Barbara and Joe Strasser
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