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Lawrence Swanson, 81 Thief River Falls - Lawrence M. Swanson, 81, died on August 9, 2003. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 13 at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls. Lawrence was born in Thief River Falls on September 14, 1921 and graduated from Lincoln High School. After high school, he began work as an engineer and designer for the United States Department of the Navy. He flew with the United States Army Aircorps 461st bomb group during World War II. Following the war, Lawrence returned to work with the Navy, where his concept of the naval minesweeper MK-105 was developed under his supervision at Edo Corporation. Survivors include his wife, Mavis C. Richards-Swanson; a son, Richard; three granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. Lawrence was preceded in death by his daughter, Marlene Linn. A00003B2003SP10

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