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John
Swenson, 55
Peoria,
Ariz. - John Melvin Swenson, 55, formerly of
Thief River Falls, died on Tuesday, October 29,
2002 in Peoria, Ariz.
Funeral
services were held on 
Saturday,
November 2 at Peace Lutheran Church in Peoria,
Ariz. Interment was in National Memorial Cemetery
in Phoenix, Ariz. with military honors and color
guard. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m.
on Saturday, November 9 at Our Saviors Lutheran
Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. Terry Olson
officiating.
John
Melvin Swenson was born on January 25, 1947, the
son of Melvin and Merilla Swenson in Auburn, Calif.
The family moved to Thief River Falls, where he
graduated from Lincoln High School in 1965. He
earned a bachelor of science degree in education
from Moorhead State University and a master of arts
degree in public administration from Northern
Michigan University. On September 7, 1968, John
married Charlotte Allen in Fargo, N.D. He served in
the U.S. Air Force for 21 years as a fighter pilot.
He received many honors and was stationed in many
states and overseas in Germany and Saudi Arabia.
Following his retirement from the Air Force, John
spent ten years as a financial
representative.
John's
hobbies included golfing, scuba diving, tinkering
on cars, carpentry and woodworking projects. He
enjoyed camping and traveling with his family and
friends and his favorite pastime was spending time
with his grandchildren.
Survivors
include his wife, Charlotte; daughter, Lea (Chris)
Byram; son, Brian (Cheryl); his mother, Merilla;
sisters, Solveig and Anita (Mike) Cronk; two
grandchildren; and many aunts, uncles, cousins,
in-laws, nieces, nephews and friends.
John
was preceded in death by two brothers, Timothy and
Mark, and his father, Melvin.
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