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Russell Oscar Swanson Sr.

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Russell Oscar Swanson Sr.

Birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Death
9 Nov 2012 (aged 94)
Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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TEC 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II

Russell O. Swanson age 94 of Riverton died Nov. 9, 2012 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born on February 24, 1918 in Minneapolis to Carl and Signe (Sandstrom) Swanson. Russell was a WWII Army veteran. He is a retired postal service employee with 30 years of service in the Twin City area. He was a member of the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, Ironton and the Cuyuna Country Club and a life member of VFW post 1149, Minneapolis. Survivors include his wife, Delores; sons, Richard (Cheryl) Swanson of Trommald, Robert (Mary Jo) Swanson of Aurora, CO, and Anton Wettstein of Shoreview; daughters, Carolyn (Bruce) Temte of Burnsville, and Mary Wettstein of White Bear Lake, 16 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Preceding him in death are his parents, 1st wife, Anne; son, Russell Jr., 1 brother, Arthur and 4 sisters, Doris Roepke, Muriel Latocki, Evelyn Branton and Lorraine DePew. Services will be 11 am Tuesday, November 13th at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Crosby. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis 11 am Wednesday. Friends may call 1 hour prior to services at church Tuesday.
TEC 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II

Russell O. Swanson age 94 of Riverton died Nov. 9, 2012 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born on February 24, 1918 in Minneapolis to Carl and Signe (Sandstrom) Swanson. Russell was a WWII Army veteran. He is a retired postal service employee with 30 years of service in the Twin City area. He was a member of the Myrin-James American Legion Post #443, Ironton and the Cuyuna Country Club and a life member of VFW post 1149, Minneapolis. Survivors include his wife, Delores; sons, Richard (Cheryl) Swanson of Trommald, Robert (Mary Jo) Swanson of Aurora, CO, and Anton Wettstein of Shoreview; daughters, Carolyn (Bruce) Temte of Burnsville, and Mary Wettstein of White Bear Lake, 16 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Preceding him in death are his parents, 1st wife, Anne; son, Russell Jr., 1 brother, Arthur and 4 sisters, Doris Roepke, Muriel Latocki, Evelyn Branton and Lorraine DePew. Services will be 11 am Tuesday, November 13th at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Crosby. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis 11 am Wednesday. Friends may call 1 hour prior to services at church Tuesday.


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  • Created by: Jim Lee
  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100464462/russell_oscar-swanson: accessed ), memorial page for Russell Oscar Swanson Sr. (24 Feb 1918–9 Nov 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100464462, citing Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Jim Lee (contributor 46942055).