Grace Swanson

GRACE N. SWANSON

Grace N. (Spearman) Swanson, 94, formerly of Larimore, ND died July 21, 2014 at the Continuing Care Center, Grantsburg, WI.

Grace N. Swanson was born November 14, 1919, the daughter of Lyall and Nellie Spearman. She attended grade school in Warwick, ND, and Honeyford, ND, and high school in Gilby, ND. She graduated Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, Grand Forks, ND, as a registered nurse and received advanced obstetrical training at Lying- In Hospital, Chicago, IL.

She married Clarence O. Swanson on December 12, 1942 in Larimore, ND. They farmed in Hegton Township. They moved to Larimore in 1998. After Clarence’s death in 2002 she moved to Golden Valley, MN, and in 2011 to Grantsburg, WI.

Her professional career included employment at Deaconess Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, and Good Samaritan Center, Larimore, ND. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Honeyford, ND, and active in Grand Forks County Homemakers.

She is survived by sons, Rodger (Shirley) Swanson, Windsor, CT, and Bruce (Julie) Swanson, Roanoke, VI; daughters, Betty (Loren) Olson, Grantsburg, WI, and Mary Ann Troll, Plantation, FL; nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren; and sister, Martha (Ed) Spear, Brainerd, MN.

She was preceded in death by parents, Lyall and Nellie Spearman; husband, Clarence O. Swanson; son-in-law, Richard Troll; step-mother, Edith Spearman; and sisters Nellie (Ray) Bjornson, Jean (Robert) Snyder, and Norma (Clifford) Juhlke.

Services:

Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 10:30am, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Honeyford, ND.

Burial: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Honeyford, ND.