Obit of S. A SWANSON (d.1935), Watonwan Co., MN (Abstract of Article) ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormatted by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn ========================================================================= Submitter's note : (S. A. Swanson, was my great grandfather) S. A. Swanson, State Fair Employee, Dies Name: S. A. Swanson, for twenty years superintendent of construction at the State Fair grounds Died: Saturday June 22, at his home Residence: 1475 West Minnehaha Street, St. Paul, Minn (for 25 years) Age: 74 Chairman of the board of trustees of Zion Lutheran church, Lafond and Aldine street Lutheran conference delegate (16 years) Member: Midway lodge, A.F. and A.M. Born: Smaland, Sweden Came the United States in 1876, settled in Mankato Married: 1888, Mankato Spouse: Alma Ingwaldson Moved to St. James for a short time before coming to St. Paul Surviving: wife: sons: Carl A. Oscar W., St. Paul daughters: Mrs. Herbert Johnson, Lake Crystal Ebba, Los Angeles Marion, Los Angeles Helga, St. Paul brother: Otto, St. James seven grandchildren Friends called at A. E. Henry Chapel, 536 No. Snelling Ave. Funeral services: 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 24, Zion Lutheran church, St. Paul Burial: Roselawn cemetery Active pallbearers: Joseph Heenan Gust Anderson Nels Larson Gust Carlson Fred Swanstrom Charles Anderson Honorary pallbearers: Henry Long A. M. Sandberg John Lindgren John Wenstrom John Thulin P. M. Thulin John Kask Edward Leaf Martin Ernst William Loman --St. Paul Dispatch Name: Mr. Swanson Land owner: Sec. 5, St. James Township 45 years ago Land adjoining: J. M. Swanson family Those from St. James attending the funeral in St. Paul: Otto Swanson Sr. John A. Swanson Otto J. Swanson and Amos J. H. Swanson and Irene Mrs. Gust Anderson and Paul and Effie Mrs. August Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Edward Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Charley Swanson Watonwan County Plaindealer, July 18, 1935. Died 22 June 1935.