Submitted by: John C. Monk

Florence Swindeman

May 15, 1942 - Feb. 10, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Florence Swindeman, 67, passed away February 10, 2010, in the comfort of family at Bloomington Hospital. Born May 15, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, Florence attended Bishop Noll High School and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University in 1964, as well as a nursing degree from Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, Michigan. In 1964 she married Tom Swindeman of South Bend. She taught for several years and then held positions at E.K. Williams & Company and Elkhart General Hospital. She was a member and served as president of the Sigma Kappa Sorority. Mrs. Swindeman is survived by her husband, Tom; son, Joe; and daughter, Jennifer of Bloomington; and grandson, Andrew Whittington. She is further survived by a sister, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Her graveside service will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, 375 West Cleveland Road in Granger, IN, followed by a luncheon at the Morris Inn, 1399 North Notre Dame Avenue, Notre Dame, IN. Her family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations are sent to either the IU Foundation, PO Box 500, Bloomington, IN 47402; or to the Bloomington Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 1149, Bloomington, IN 47402. Allen Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Condolences may be sent to www.allenfuneralhome.org.

Published in South Bend Tribune on February 14, 2010