RAY MARIE SWARTZ (nee: JORDAN)

Age 78, formerly of Chardon, died on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Chardon Healthcare Center.  On August 23, 1942, she was born in Cleveland to Clifford Carl and Edyth Elizabeth (nee: Crosley) Jordan. She was a caretaker at Holly Hill Nursing Home and Heather Hill Healthcare for many years, retiring in 2006. After retiring, Ray Marie and her husband, Ronald W. Swartz owned and operated the former R & R Campgrounds in Geneva.  Ray Marie loved her family and friends. She was an avid quilter and her love of others led her to become the legal guardian to Andrew Thomas, who became the first and only brother to her five daughters.

Ray Marie leaves behind her children, Patricia Zak, Michelle (Donald, Jr.) Eggett, Joan (Roc) Swartz, Ronnie Lynn Holt, and Jacquelyn Swartz, and Andrew Thomas; five grandchildren, William P. (Lacey) Zak, Rachael E. (Jamie) Przeracki, Jessika M. (Adam) Glaser, Michael & Andrew Eggett and great-grandchildren, Caleb Miester, Emily Zak, Elizabeth & Mallory Glaser. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2015, her parents, and son-in-laws, William Zak and Steve Holt.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.  The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Chardon Healthcare Center’s Arts & Crafts Program, 620 Water Street, Chardon, Ohio 44024.

Burr Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Chardon, Ohio, is handling the arrangements.  Information and condolences at www.burrservice.com.