Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Swank, Isabel Chalmers Thomson January 2, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Sue M. shabodeho@aol.com January 24, 2009, 11:56 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/10/2009 Swank, Isabel Chalmers Thomson Isabel Chalmers Thomson Swank, 84, Cedar Haven, Lebanon, Pa., formerly of Lebanon, died Friday, January 2, 2009, in Cedar Haven. She was the wife of the late Harry E. Swank, a U.S. merchant seaman, whom she married in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1945. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, oldest of eight children, on March 13, 1924, daughter of the late David and Agnes Kinney Thomson. During World War II, she worked for the Rolls Royce Plant in Glasgow, and was recognized by the British government as instrumental to the war effort. After moving to Lebanon, she worked, later retiring, in bookkeeping at the Lebanon Valley General Hospital. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Lebanon, where she was active in the ECW and the bazaar committee. She was also a member of the Retirees of the Lebanon Valley General Hospital. She was very proud of her Scottish heritage, and enjoyed going to Scottish games. Surviving are children Karen Swank Kustafik of Columbia, S.C., Harry Swank and wife Nancy of Roanoke, Ill., David Swank of Lebanon, Pa.; five grandchildren; one great- grandchild; sister Sarah, wife of Ronald S. Yantz Sr. of Lebanon, Pa.; three nieces; two nephews; and five siblings living in the United Kingdom. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 13, 2009, at 2 p.m. in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Sixth and Chestnut streets, Lebanon, Pa. The Rohland Funeral Home inc., Lebanon, Pa., is in charge of arrangements. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/10/2009 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb