Doris Kruse Swan, 95, of Kenosha, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Azalea Place in Kenosha.
Doris was born in Chicago [sic, recte Evanston], Ill., on March 26, 1922, the only child of Ernest and Clara (Bahnfleth) Kruse. She was united in marriage with Kenneth I. Swan June 26, 1942, and moved to Libertyville, Ill., to raise their children. She has been a resident of Kenosha for the past 30 years.
Doris enjoyed traveling, was an award-winning gardener, and was a dedicated volunteer for both the Salvation Army and the Shalom Center Shelter and Soup Kitchen. She was a warm and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her children, James K. (Diane) Swan, Janis Steber, and Jeffrey (Linda) Swan, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren whom she cherished. Dear friends William and Joanie Rosen of Deerfield, Ill., whom she considered family, also survive her.
Her parents, her husband, Kenneth, and her son-in-law, Joseph Steber, preceded Doris in death.
Doris will be laid to rest alongside her husband at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. Services will be private.
[Published in The Kenosha (WI) News, Sunday, December 10, 2017]
Doris was born in Chicago [sic, recte Evanston], Ill., on March 26, 1922, the only child of Ernest and Clara (Bahnfleth) Kruse. She was united in marriage with Kenneth I. Swan June 26, 1942, and moved to Libertyville, Ill., to raise their children. She has been a resident of Kenosha for the past 30 years.
Doris enjoyed traveling, was an award-winning gardener, and was a dedicated volunteer for both the Salvation Army and the Shalom Center Shelter and Soup Kitchen. She was a warm and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her children, James K. (Diane) Swan, Janis Steber, and Jeffrey (Linda) Swan, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren whom she cherished. Dear friends William and Joanie Rosen of Deerfield, Ill., whom she considered family, also survive her.
Her parents, her husband, Kenneth, and her son-in-law, Joseph Steber, preceded Doris in death.
Doris will be laid to rest alongside her husband at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. Services will be private.
[Published in The Kenosha (WI) News, Sunday, December 10, 2017]
Doris Kruse Swan, 95, of Kenosha, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Azalea Place in Kenosha.
Doris was born in Chicago [sic, recte Evanston], Ill., on March 26, 1922, the only child of Ernest and Clara (Bahnfleth) Kruse. She was united in marriage with Kenneth I. Swan June 26, 1942, and moved to Libertyville, Ill., to raise their children. She has been a resident of Kenosha for the past 30 years.
Doris enjoyed traveling, was an award-winning gardener, and was a dedicated volunteer for both the Salvation Army and the Shalom Center Shelter and Soup Kitchen. She was a warm and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her children, James K. (Diane) Swan, Janis Steber, and Jeffrey (Linda) Swan, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren whom she cherished. Dear friends William and Joanie Rosen of Deerfield, Ill., whom she considered family, also survive her.
Her parents, her husband, Kenneth, and her son-in-law, Joseph Steber, preceded Doris in death.
Doris will be laid to rest alongside her husband at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. Services will be private.
[Published in The Kenosha (WI) News, Sunday, December 10, 2017]
Doris was born in Chicago [sic, recte Evanston], Ill., on March 26, 1922, the only child of Ernest and Clara (Bahnfleth) Kruse. She was united in marriage with Kenneth I. Swan June 26, 1942, and moved to Libertyville, Ill., to raise their children. She has been a resident of Kenosha for the past 30 years.
Doris enjoyed traveling, was an award-winning gardener, and was a dedicated volunteer for both the Salvation Army and the Shalom Center Shelter and Soup Kitchen. She was a warm and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her children, James K. (Diane) Swan, Janis Steber, and Jeffrey (Linda) Swan, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren whom she cherished. Dear friends William and Joanie Rosen of Deerfield, Ill., whom she considered family, also survive her.
Her parents, her husband, Kenneth, and her son-in-law, Joseph Steber, preceded Doris in death.
Doris will be laid to rest alongside her husband at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. Services will be private.
[Published in The Kenosha (WI) News, Sunday, December 10, 2017]
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