George Albert Schweich

George Albert Schweich, age 86, of Centreville and formerly of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, passed away on February 23, 2026, after battling Parkinson’s disease and cancer. George was born on July 29, 1939, to William Michael and Agnes Catherine Myer Schweich. He grew up on his family’s farm in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. After graduating from Cannon Falls High School in 1957, he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1958 and was stationed for two years in Washington, D.C. He met Shirley Barbara Walls in 1959, and they married in 1961. They settled in Clinton and then Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where they raised their three children. George began working for the District of Columbia Department of Public Works Transportation Systems Administration in 1961 and retired as a Parking Analyst in 1989. George was a hard-working man who often took on side jobs on the weekends to provide for his family. He moved furniture, drove mail trucks, and, with his son, cleaned chimneys. After retirement, George did survey work for road construction, volunteered as an election judge, and filed permits for a pool company. George was extremely active in the Marlboro Boys & Girls Club and coached baseball, basketball, football, and softball. He was a devoted member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, in Clinton, Maryland, and then attended Our Mother of Sorrows after moving to Centreville in 2004. George enjoyed taking his family on road-trip vacations across the United States and traveling back and forth to the condominium he and Shirley owned in Ocean City, with frequent stops at the casinos along the way. He enjoyed doing the daily crossword puzzle in the newspaper, reading the news, following sports, playing poker and cribbage with friends and family, and having a cold beer on his patio and porch. George is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Shirley; his children Teresa Ann Schweich (Allen) Via, Michael Allen (Lori) Schweich, and Vicki Ellen Schweich (Milton) Crump; his grandchildren Kathleen Via Makusky, Emily Schweich, James Via, Megan Crump, and Rachel Crump; his brothers Thomas and Daniel Schweich; and numerous nieces and nephews. George was predeceased by his brothers Michael Francis and William Charles Schweich and his parents William and Agnes. A viewing will be held on Monday, March 9, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, 408 South Liberty Street, Centreville, Maryland 21617. Burial Mass will be held on Tuesday, March 10, at 11:00 a.m., at Our Mother of Sorrows, 303 Chesterfield Avenue, Centreville, Maryland 21617. Following mass, the Rite of Committal will be held at St. Peter’s Cemetery, 5319 Ocean Gateway, Queenstown, Maryland 21658. A repast for family and friends will be at Our Mother of Sorrows’ Corbaley Hall, located behind the church at 301 Homewood Avenue, Centreville, Maryland 21617.

George Albert Schweich

July 29, 1939 - February 23, 2026