Lennart Swanson, 84, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 19, at the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church in Kennedy with the Rev. Steve Thompson officiating. Ruth Gustafson was the organist and Lyndon Johnson was the soloist. Casketbearers were Nicholas Cosek, Joel Anderson, Fred Adams, Ronald Peterson, Virgil Poole and Jon Swenson. Honorary casketbearers were Vernon Johnson, Arnold Hilde, Melroe Gunnarson, Grant Adams, Carl Anderson, Morris Johnson, Rudy Gustafson and Willard Petersen. Interment was in Jupiter Community Cemetery.
Lennart J. Swanson was born on August 25, 1918, the son of Linder and Julia (Johnson) Swanson, in Jupiter Township of Kittson County. He attended school in Lake Bronson and graduated from high school in 1937.
On December 7, 1946, he married Margaret Gustafson of Karlstad. The couple farmed near Lake Bronson for many years, producing high quality Hereford cattle, certified seed potatoes and grains. Lennart served as the Jupiter Township clerk for 56 years and also served on the Lake Bronson School Board, Community Covenant Church Board and the Jupiter Cemetery Board. Lennart and Margaret seldom had time to travel, but to celebrate their 50th anniversary, they took a trip to California.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three daughters, Marilyn (Larry) Peterson of Eden Valley, Patricia Anderson of Wayzata, and Joyce Cosek of Chicago, Ill.; a son, Lowell (Lori) of New Rockford, N.D.; seven grandchildren; a sister-in-law; and a niece.
Lennart was preceded in death by his parents and two nephews.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 19, at the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church in Kennedy with the Rev. Steve Thompson officiating. Ruth Gustafson was the organist and Lyndon Johnson was the soloist. Casketbearers were Nicholas Cosek, Joel Anderson, Fred Adams, Ronald Peterson, Virgil Poole and Jon Swenson. Honorary casketbearers were Vernon Johnson, Arnold Hilde, Melroe Gunnarson, Grant Adams, Carl Anderson, Morris Johnson, Rudy Gustafson and Willard Petersen. Interment was in Jupiter Community Cemetery.
Lennart J. Swanson was born on August 25, 1918, the son of Linder and Julia (Johnson) Swanson, in Jupiter Township of Kittson County. He attended school in Lake Bronson and graduated from high school in 1937.
On December 7, 1946, he married Margaret Gustafson of Karlstad. The couple farmed near Lake Bronson for many years, producing high quality Hereford cattle, certified seed potatoes and grains. Lennart served as the Jupiter Township clerk for 56 years and also served on the Lake Bronson School Board, Community Covenant Church Board and the Jupiter Cemetery Board. Lennart and Margaret seldom had time to travel, but to celebrate their 50th anniversary, they took a trip to California.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three daughters, Marilyn (Larry) Peterson of Eden Valley, Patricia Anderson of Wayzata, and Joyce Cosek of Chicago, Ill.; a son, Lowell (Lori) of New Rockford, N.D.; seven grandchildren; a sister-in-law; and a niece.
Lennart was preceded in death by his parents and two nephews.
Lennart Swanson, 84, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 19, at the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church in Kennedy with the Rev. Steve Thompson officiating. Ruth Gustafson was the organist and Lyndon Johnson was the soloist. Casketbearers were Nicholas Cosek, Joel Anderson, Fred Adams, Ronald Peterson, Virgil Poole and Jon Swenson. Honorary casketbearers were Vernon Johnson, Arnold Hilde, Melroe Gunnarson, Grant Adams, Carl Anderson, Morris Johnson, Rudy Gustafson and Willard Petersen. Interment was in Jupiter Community Cemetery.
Lennart J. Swanson was born on August 25, 1918, the son of Linder and Julia (Johnson) Swanson, in Jupiter Township of Kittson County. He attended school in Lake Bronson and graduated from high school in 1937.
On December 7, 1946, he married Margaret Gustafson of Karlstad. The couple farmed near Lake Bronson for many years, producing high quality Hereford cattle, certified seed potatoes and grains. Lennart served as the Jupiter Township clerk for 56 years and also served on the Lake Bronson School Board, Community Covenant Church Board and the Jupiter Cemetery Board. Lennart and Margaret seldom had time to travel, but to celebrate their 50th anniversary, they took a trip to California.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three daughters, Marilyn (Larry) Peterson of Eden Valley, Patricia Anderson of Wayzata, and Joyce Cosek of Chicago, Ill.; a son, Lowell (Lori) of New Rockford, N.D.; seven grandchildren; a sister-in-law; and a niece.
Lennart was preceded in death by his parents and two nephews.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 19, at the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church in Kennedy with the Rev. Steve Thompson officiating. Ruth Gustafson was the organist and Lyndon Johnson was the soloist. Casketbearers were Nicholas Cosek, Joel Anderson, Fred Adams, Ronald Peterson, Virgil Poole and Jon Swenson. Honorary casketbearers were Vernon Johnson, Arnold Hilde, Melroe Gunnarson, Grant Adams, Carl Anderson, Morris Johnson, Rudy Gustafson and Willard Petersen. Interment was in Jupiter Community Cemetery.
Lennart J. Swanson was born on August 25, 1918, the son of Linder and Julia (Johnson) Swanson, in Jupiter Township of Kittson County. He attended school in Lake Bronson and graduated from high school in 1937.
On December 7, 1946, he married Margaret Gustafson of Karlstad. The couple farmed near Lake Bronson for many years, producing high quality Hereford cattle, certified seed potatoes and grains. Lennart served as the Jupiter Township clerk for 56 years and also served on the Lake Bronson School Board, Community Covenant Church Board and the Jupiter Cemetery Board. Lennart and Margaret seldom had time to travel, but to celebrate their 50th anniversary, they took a trip to California.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three daughters, Marilyn (Larry) Peterson of Eden Valley, Patricia Anderson of Wayzata, and Joyce Cosek of Chicago, Ill.; a son, Lowell (Lori) of New Rockford, N.D.; seven grandchildren; a sister-in-law; and a niece.
Lennart was preceded in death by his parents and two nephews.
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