Here is her obit from the Grand Forks Herald:
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 Clarences 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. Pauls 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. Pauls
Lutheran Church, Honeyford, ND.
Burial: St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery, Honeyford, ND.
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| gathering at Pizza Ranch on Friday |
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| sisters Martha, Norma, Nellie, Grace, Jean |
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| photo by Grace's nephew David |
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| at the burial |
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| how we remember Grace best--playing with granddaughter Kathryn Grace |
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