Submitted by: Dan Rich

Herbert H. Swanson

Dec. 3, 1925 - Jan. 4, 1999

South Bend Tribune 1/7/1999

Herbert H. Swanson, 73, born on Dec. 3, 1925, in Shell Lake, Wis., to Gust and Ida (Erickson) Swanson, passed away on Monday morning, Jan. 4, in his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, and by a brother, Carl Swanson of Hudson, Wis.

He is survived by his wife, Dolores A. (Wagner) Swanson, who he married in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 21, 1948; two daughters, Christina (Larry) Gilbert of Elkhart, Ind., and Teresa (Dave) Jaronik of New Carlisle, Ind.; two sons, Mark (Sandra) Swanson of Osceola, Ind., and Jeff (Holly) Swanson of South Bend, Ind.; five grandchildren, Nicole Gilbert, Jamie, Scott, Jeff and Kristen Swanson; and by three sisters, Ethel March of Broomfield, Colo., Signe Wikberg of Red Oak, Texas, and Mabel (Bill) Fay of Pensacola, Fla.

Mr. Swanson served in the Navy during World War II. He worked for Johnson Controls, Inc., of South Bend for forty years, and was a member of Local 172. He was also a member of the German Township Lions Club, and was an usher at Corpus Christi Church.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, in Corpus Christi Church. Entombment will follow in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, and from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. on Saturday in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive. Memorial contributions may be made to Corpus Christi Church, to the American Heart Association, or to the American Lung Association. ''He loved to work with his hands and has left us with many handcrafted memories, as well as memories of his thoughtfulness and caring. He taught us so much; we will never forget. We will miss him.''