![]() Joseph’s Church in Garden City, NY on Saturday, January 7 th at 9:30am. Bob will be lovingly remembered as a true gentleman.Ī Mass celebrating his life will be held at St. An avid golfer, Bob was a former long-time member of the Garden City Golf Club, where he had caddied as a teen. Joseph’s Church where he served as an usher at the 7:30 Mass for many years. Returning to Garden City to raise his family, Bob was an active member of the community. His extensive business travel took him around the world and brought him many friends. ![]() He then attended Penn State University, where he continued to play lacrosse.īob began his career at Tiffany & Co., then went on to represent several jewelry and watch companies. Family meant everything to him, especially his extended family: Kathy Cavallo, Gary and Marianne Cavallo and Christopher, Stephanie, Amanda, Ryan, Kirsten, Dan, Kelsey and Molly.īorn and raised in Stewart Manor by Louis and Rose Swanson, Bob attended Garden City High School where he was a gifted athlete on both the football and lacrosse fields, as well as a member of the Glee Club and a talented pianist. Bob was the beloved husband of Barbara for 55 years, the proud father of Gregory (Jennifer) and Michael, and the adoring grandfather of John, Harry and Maggie. Swanson, 84, passed away on January 4, 2023. ![]() Worlein Funeral Home of Austin is assisting the family with arrangements.Robert P. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin with visitation one-hour prior. She is proceeded in death by her niece Kelly Swenson, and her parents Anna Stella and Edmund Joseph Dauk and several aunts, uncles, and brothers- and sisters-in-law.Ī Memorial Mass for both Mary and Wayne will be held at 11 a.m. ![]() Mary is survived by her husband of 62 years, Wayne Swanson, sister Joyce (Wayne) Swenson, brother James Dauk, niece Jamie (Reid Gronski) Swenson, nephew Patrick Swenson, goddaughter Jenny (Pete) Glassbrenner, niece Kathy (Doug) Wedel, many other nieces, nephews, cousins, and brother- and sisters-in-law. Both Mary and Wayne were loved like parents, offering a wealth of time, love, guidance and lessons worth knowing. They spent many summers in Alaska and a lot of time in Le Sueur with Mary’s sister’s family. She and Wayne loved to take road trips and upon Wayne’s retirement spent many months a year traveling in their RV throughout the US and Canada visiting family and friends. In addition to her art, she took joy in writing, family history and genealogy, watching Twins baseball, fishing and traveling. Mary was a kind, quiet, modest and selfless soul who loved god and her family. This life-long vocation was admired by friends and family and these skills she taught and the many family heirlooms she created have become a deeply cherished legacy. Over the past few days, We made calls and inquiries concerning the handling of the arrangements of our deceased brother, we had traveled a great distance for the funeral of our family member. Swanson Funeral Home is a family-owned business that has been serving the Flint community for over 50 years. Wayne worked swing shift at the City of Austin Utilities and Mary became a master in domestic arts and century’s old needlework, including crochet, knitting, embroidery, sewing, needlepoint, the gentle art of crewel, as well as cross-stitch and yarn work. Swanson Funeral Home (Northwest) is one of the most unprofessional and rudest funeral homes that we have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. in the information presented, please contact the funeral home by clicking here. ![]() While in Fairmont, Mary did daycare for several years before they moved to Austin in 1970. Please visit to share a memory or to leave a. They started their life together in Truman, MN as farm employees for the Waldemar and Hertha Becker farm until a steam engineer position opened at the Fairmont City Utilities. They were married at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lake Crystal, MN. We are known as The Home of Comfort because. She worked for four years as a comptometer operator in Albert Lea at Wilson & Company, a meat packing facility, and met Wayne Swanson at a dance at the Kato Ballroom while he was home on leave from the Navy. Swanson Funeral Home is a family-owned business that has been serving the Flint community for over 50 years. Mary grew up on a farm and graduated from Lake Crystal High School, class of 1953, and Mankato Commercial College as a business machines operator. Her family was not allowed to be by her side due to state COVID-19 restrictions.īorn Mary Louise Dauk on Decemin Ashland, WI. Mary Lou Swanson, a devoted and beloved wife, sister, aunt, and godmother, died October 8, of respiratory failure in hospice at the Mayo Hospital in Austin, MN. ![]()
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