Cornelius S. “Butch” Swieringa Jr., 77, of North Webster, passed away at 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. He was born on May 31, 1944, in Hammond, to Cornelius S. and Virginia (DeYoung) Swieringa Sr.

He was married on Nov. 5, 1965, in Lansing, Ill. to Lorraine DeBoer who survives.

He is further survived by his children: Thomas (Monica) Swieringa, Celina, Ohio; Craig (Andrea Cook) Swieringa, Chicago; Colleen (Jesse) Lindsay, Cedar Lake; three grandchildren; siblings, Peggy Mickles, Portage; Jim (Laura) Swieringa, Newnan, Ga.; brother-in-law, Wayne (Sharon) Klootwyk, North Judson; sister-in-law, Debbie Swieringa, Tinley Park, Ill.

Arrangements are with Owen Family Funeral Home.