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Ohleen L Swanson

Ohleen L. Swanson, 87, of Grand Island died Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Hamilton Manor in Aurora.

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.  The Reverend Francis T. Curran will officiate.  Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday with a parish rosary at 6:00 p.m. all at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with honors by the Catholic Daughters of America Court Queen of Peace #2227.

Ohleen was born on March 18, 1920 at Burwell, NE the daughter of Robert and Edith Loretta Hoppes.  She was raised and received her education at Burwell.  She was united in marriage to Forrest Swanson on October 13, 1940 in Burwell.  They lived in Burwell until making Grand Island their home where she worked at Dub’s Sporting Store until becoming a full time mother following the birth of her children.

She is a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters of America, she loved to dance, crotchet and enjoyed life.

Her husband Forrest Swanson preceded her in death in 1990.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Connie Swanson and Pam Swanson both of Grand Island and brother and sister-in-law, Dale and Ruth Hoppes of Ord and sisters, Lilas Rowse of Burwell and Loy “Tootie” Smith of Boelus, sister-in-law, Roma Hoppes of Burwell, grandchildren, Mark Kersten, Tony Kersten, Stephanie Kersten and Olivia Swanson.

In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by a son Dennis “Danny”, a brother Willard Hoppes and a sister Ilva Schuyler.

Memorials are suggested to Central Catholic or a fund will be established in Ohleen’s name.