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Oleta Schwartz, 89, former owner Paper Moon Gift Shop

Written by: February 18 2010
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Oleta Schwartz, 89, passed away Feb. 16, 2010.

Oleta was born April 22, 1920 in Leitchfield, Ky., and lived in Normal, Ill., until her retirement from State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, Ill. in 1981. She and her husband, Lou, moved to Vero Beach and operated the Paper Moon Gift Shop and Western Union. She moved to Maryville, Tenn., in 2007.

Oleta was preceded in death by Lou and a grandson, Jeffrey Correll.

She is survived by two daughters, Carol Correll, Normal and Linda Thompson, Maryville, Tenn.; and four grandchildren, Julie Turner, Orlando; David Heineke, Vero Beach; and 2 granddaughters in Illinois.

While living in Vero Beach, she had been a member of Grace Lutheran Church.

A memorial service will be held at a future date in Illinois.

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