Harry H. Swanson, 99, of Blair died Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997 at Crowell Memorial Home in Blair.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Kennard. Burial will be in the Kennard Cemetery.

Mr. Swanson was born April 13, 1898 in rural Kennard to Nels and Johanna (Olson) Swanson. He attended Brewster School. On Dec. 16, 1922, he married Mabel Jensen on the farm northwest of Kennard. They farmed northwest of Kennard until moving to a farm near Washington, Neb. in 1930. They lived there until his retirement in 1974. They then moved to Blair, where he resided at the time of his death.

He was a member of Emmaus Lutheran church, was on the board of directors of Washington County Mutual Insurance and had served on the Washington School board for 25 years.

Survivors are daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and Richard Fredlick of Omaha; Lorraine and Robert Juul of Omaha; and Clara Connelly of Omaha; a son and daughter-in-law, Howard and Marilyn Swanson of Walthill, Neb.; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Alma Widener of Tekamah.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mabel; a son, Donald; a granddaughter, Nancy Boyd; five brothers and two sisters.

#2 Tribute printed in Omaha World-Herald (no date)

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
A tribute to Harry Swanson of Blair:
Farmer extraordinaire;
Grandfather of distinction;
Pitch-player—master class;
Fan of Johnny Cash and Lawrence Welk
An influence upon all that he met.
He is gone now,
But his legacy will live on!
--from Mark (grandson)

Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Harry H. Swanson

Born April 13, 1898 Kennard, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest October 19, 1997 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Services 1:30 P.M. Thursday, October 23, 1997 Emmaus Lutheran Church Kennard, Nebraska. Officiating: Rev. Kenneth Jensen. Music Provided By: Karen Dickey, Melvin Misfeldt. Musical Selections: “How Great Thou Art”, “The Lord’s Prayer”. Congregational Hymn: #448 “Amazing Grace”

Casketbearers: Steve Connelly, David Fredlick, Mark Fredlick, Scott Juul, Donald Swanson Jr, Jim Swanson

Graveside Services: Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska Arrangements by Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska

~~~Obituary, tribute and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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