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Harrah Cemetery, Memory Lane listing shows as of 12-2008 I still don't have stone photos Daily Oklahoman, The Survived by wife, Gwen Zwick; sons John W; Jeff Zwick, 2 grandchildren, brothers William C. & Carl Zwick, sisters Miss Margaret Zwick Mrs. William A. Stenzel. Funeral services Saturday 10am Hahn Cook, Street & Draper Chapel. Intermnet Memory Lane Cemetery, Harrah, OK.
Daily Oklahoman, The
A 63-year-old retired official of the Oklahoma County Juvenile Court was found dead in his back yard Thursday afternoon, apparently the victim of a self-inflected shotgun wound, police said. John Zwick, 2925 Drakestone, was discovered lying in his back yard by a neighbor, officers said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. A. Jay Chapman, state medical examiner. Zwick, son of the late Dist. Judge William H. Zwick spent 24 years as juvenile court referee and administrative director of the juvenile division. He retired in 1971 to become a marshal of the state Supreme Court. Daily Oklahoman, The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July 7, 1973, page 28 Survived by wife, Gwen Zwick; sons John W; Jeff Zwick, 2 grandchildren, brothers William C. & Carl Zwick, sisters Miss Margaret Zwick Mrs. William A. Stenzel. Funeral services Saturday 10am Hahn Cook, Street & Draper Chapel. Interment Memory Lane Cemetery, Harrah, OK.
Daily Oklahoman, The
Also found in Gwendolyn Genevieve (Gwen) Zwick, 92, passed away October 22, 2006 in Oklahoma City. She was born on March 3, 1914 in Harrah, Oklahoma. Gwen received her Masters degree from the University of Oklahoma and worked as a school teacher at the West Nichols Hills Grade School, teaching sixth grade for over 25 years. Mother Wilson, Della May In 1937 she married John Zwick who preceded her in death in 1973. Together they have lived in Oklahoma City since 1936. Gwen was an active member of Crown Height United Methodist Church which she joined in 1940. She enjoyed being involved in many church activities in particular teaching fifth and sixth grade Sunday School and working for mobile meals which she did for over 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband and her brother Gerald Wilson. She is survived by her sons, John W. Zwick and his wife Susan of Virginia Beach, VA and Jefferson Gene Zwick and his wife Cathy of Tulsa, OK., as well as her granddaughters, April Zwick of Dallas, TX, and Andra Staggs and her husband Lance of McKinney, TX and grandsons, Evan Zwick and his wife Sava of Dallas, TX and Erik Zwick of Portland, ME. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 28th from 8:AM to 9:PM at the funeral home. A funeral service will be held Monday, October 30, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. at the Hahn-Cook Chapel with interment to follow at the Harrah Memory Lane Cemetery in Harrah, OK. The family would suggest in lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Gwen Wilson Zwick Scholarship Fund at the University of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc. 100 Timberdell Road, Norman, OK 73072
Sources: good faith fair use of sources stated above Contributed by Marti Graham, September 2007. Information posted for educational purposes for viewers and researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.
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