Marjorie
Swenson, 75
Thief
River Falls - Marjorie Swenson, 75, died
Saturday, July 21, 2001 at St. Mary's Hospital in
Rochester.
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July
26, at the United Methodist Church in Thief River
Falls with Rev. Dan Horn officiating. Reid Froiland
will be the organist, and the soloist will be Dave
Morken. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in
Thief River Falls. Green Funeral Home of Thief
River Falls is in charge of the
arrangements.
Marjorie
Evelyn Hulme was born on April 23, 1926 in
Chisholm, the daughter of John and Olga (Lahti)
Hulme. She grew up and attended school in Chisholm.
Marjorie attended the junior college in Hibbing and
went on to attend the University of Minnesota on a
music scholarship.
On
June 18, 1947, she married Lowell Swenson, and the
couple made their home in Minneapolis for 11 years.
As a soprano, Marjorie sang in many Twin Cities
churches. The family moved to Grand Forks, N.D. and
lived there for two years before moving to Thief
River Falls in 1959. While she enjoyed teaching
voice at the University of North Dakota for a
couple of years, Marjorie best enjoyed raising her
family.
She,
along with husband Lowell, was very active and
supportive of community activities, giving many
gifts and awarding numerous
scholarships.
Marjorie
is survived by her husband, Lowell; four sons,
David (Nancy) of Baudette, Alan (Kimber) of Cody,
Wyo., Robert (Debra) of Anchorage, Alaska and
Philip (Laurie) of Grand Rapids; nine
grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; a brother,
John Hulme; and a sister, Helene Traine.
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