The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, March 21, 1996               TAG: 9603210292
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   32 lines

LOUIS W. SCHWINDT

Lt. Col. Louis William Schwindt, 73, U.S. Marine Corps, retired, died March 19, 1996, in a Hampton hospital.

Lt. Col. Schwindt was a native of Philadelphia, Pa. He was a pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and retired in 1975 after 33 years of service. During his military career he served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He then joined Cerberonics Inc. as a logistics engineer until his retirement in 1987.

He was predeceased by a son, Leonard Alan Schwindt. Survivors include his wife, Rosemarie B. Schwindt of Norfolk; two sons, Louis William Schwindt IV and his wife, Catherine Schwindt, of Montrose, Colo., and Carl Erik Schwindt of Suffolk; one sister, Elsie Paolini of Frederica, Del.; and three grandchildren, Geoffrey, Kristen and Lauren Schwindt, all of Montrose.

A Mass of the Resurrection will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 22, 1996, at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base by Father Edward Richardson. There will be a visitation in the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements. ILLUSTRATION: Personal Photo

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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