Joan Diane Huston Swett
SWETT, DUNBAR, HUSTON, SHEEHAN, SHATTUCK, MEINHOLZ, MURPHY
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 5/3/2021 at 14:34:04
Joan Swett, 88, of Iowa City, passed away May 1, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Joan was born on May 30, 1932 in Houlton, Maine, the daughter of Mary and Mahlon Dunbar. In 1940, she was adopted by Arthur Huston. She married Keene Swett on August 28, 1954 in Caribou, Maine. They were married for 65 years. Joan graduated with a B.S. degree in Home Economics from the University of Maine at Farmington and did graduate studies at the University of Colorado.
Joan was very generous and loved people. Her family, friends, and neighbors were extremely important to her. She loved to entertain and believed there was always room for one more at the table. She loved Hawkeye football games when the house was filled with loud family and friends. She loved her daily walks in the neighborhood, visiting with everyone she met. Joan loved her book club and exercise class friends in person and on Zoom.
Joan loved traveling the world and seeking out adventure. She especially loved traveling with her children and grandchildren, instilling in them a sense of wonder for nature and the world. She loved spending time at the family cabin in Maine, skiing, hiking and enjoying the outdoors.
Survivors include: daughter, Jo Ann Sheehan (Dennis) of Stoughton, Wisconsin and son, Alan Swett (Lisa) of Johnston, Iowa; grandchildren, Michael Shattuck (Stephanie), Kelly Meinholz (Brad), Tyler Swett (Ashley) and Brandon Swett; great-grandchildren, Skylar, Cody, Jack and Jude, a sister in law, Kathy Swett of Skowhegan, Maine and numerous nieces and nephews. She also had a very special place in her heart for Martha and Bob Kirby.
Joan was preceded in death by her husband Keene, her parents, brother Mahlon T. Dunbar and sister Marylee Huston Murphy.
In lieu of flowers or plants, the family wishes any memorials be made to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at www.givetoiowa.org or to Iowa City Library Friends Foundation at www.icplff.ejoinme.org.
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