Harold
Swanson, 77
Thief
River Falls - Harold Swanson, 77, died on
Friday, December 19, 2003 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls. 
Funeral
services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec.
23, 2003, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief
River Falls, with Rev. Mark Helgeland officiating.
Casket bearers included Mathew LeMoine, Adam
Swanson, Michael Swanson, Benjamin Sullivan, Taylor
Usitalo, Mikkel Jorde, Joby Thompson and Jason
Thompson. Interment was held at Greenwood Cemetery
in Thief River Falls.
Harold
Lloyd Swanson was born on April 9, 1926 in Thief
River Falls, the son of Enoch and Cora (Amble)
Swanson. He was baptized and confirmed at the First
Lutheran Church. He attended school in St. Hilaire.
Harold worked with his dad on the farm until he
started working in town. He was employed at L. B.
Hartz Warehouse for 41 years where he did various
jobs.
Harold
was united in marriage to Betty E. Hoard on June
26, 1947 at First Lutheran Church.
He
was a hard worker all his life, loved vegetable
gardening, farm animals, hunting, going to auction
sales and playing cards. He was a handyman and did
carpentry, electrical wiring, repaired cars,
restored antique cars, woodworking and especially
loved entertaining and teasing his grandchildren.
He made a sawmill and cut lumber from logs to build
their first home.
Harold
is survived by his wife, Betty; one son, Mark H.
(Annette) of Thief River Falls; six daughters,
Susan (Al) Buhl, Wendy (Tom) Goddard and Cory
(Randy) Jorde, all of Thief River Falls, Julie
(Dan) Sullivan of Moorhead, Jodell Usitalo of Lake
Linden, Mich. and Nancy (James) Thompson of
Chandler, Ariz.; 20 grandchildren; three step
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one
sister, Marie Erickson of Thief River Falls; one
brother-in-law, Alvin Wold of Thief River Falls;
and several nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; a son,
Michael John; one sister, Pearl Wold; and a
brother-in-law, Randall Erickson.
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