Obit of Carl Emil SWANSON (b.1881 d.1939), Watonwan Co., MN
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Last Rites for C. E. Swanson
 Beloved Resident 
 of West Sveadahl

Name: Carl Emil Swanson
Age: 58
Died: at home, West Sveadahl, Wednesday evening, April 19
Cause of Death: following a paralytic stroke
Funeral services: Saturday afternoon, West Sveadahl Church
Officiating: Rev. C. E. Frisk
Music: choir
       Mrs. Vernal Nelson
       Mrs. Theodore Holmquist
Burial: West Sveadahl Cemetary
Pallbearers: Walter Swanson
             Lemuel Swanson
             Paul Anderson
             Clifton England
             Wilbur Englof
             Fordyce Werner
Born: West Sveadahl, March 26, 1881
Married: March 18, 1909
Spouse: Miss Amanda Carolina Verner (4 children)
Services rendered: Sunday School work
                   Luther League
                   served as deacon
                   represented the congregation at district and conference meetings
Native toungue: Swedish
Cause of death: paralysis attacking his left side and stomach
Son: Clifford
Brother: Ed Swanson
Sister: Mrs. H. W. Beckstrom
His pastor: Rev. C. E. Frisk
Died: Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
Preceded in death by: sister: Mrs. Ella Werner
                   parents: Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Swanson
Survived by: wife
         daughter: Ardella Paulina
       son-in-law: L. Schumacher
             sons: Clifford
                   Evert
                   LeRoy
     1 grandchild:
          brother: Addie Edward Swanson and family
          sisters: Mrs. Sophie Wing and family, Bozeman Mont.
                   Mrs. Anna Morgan and family, Polson, Mont.
                   Mrs. Minnie Beckstrom and family
Attendees from out of town:
Dr. and Mrs. Beckstrom, Minneapolis
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Markley, Minneapolis
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Swensen, St. Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford England, Windom
Mrs. Lydia Englof, Mankato
large number of friends, Comfrey, Darfur and St. James communities.
     "In Christ I have salvation's way discovered,
     The heritage for me he hath recovered,
     Though death o'ertakes me,
     Christ ne'er forsakes me,
     To everlasting life He surely wakes me."  --Contributed.

Watowan County Plaindealer, April 27, 1939
Died 19 Apr 1939.