Memorials may be made to the SSM Hospice, Lake St. Louis, MO. Schwan, Sr., Edward "Ted", of St. Peters, Missouri, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at the age of 80. Dear son of the late Adolf and the late Anna Schwan; loving father of Ann Rader, Carol (Richard) Diekemper and Ted Schwan, Jr.; cherished grandfather of 7 and great-grandfather of 4; dear brother of Dorothy Koert. He is preceded in death by a son, Keith Schwan, 1 sister and 3 brothers. Ted worked in stock at the Ford Motor Company for 23 years and was a member of New Beginnings Worship Center. He is a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War.