Dorothy (Severseike) SWENSON

SHELDAHL, SEVERSEIK, SWENSON, REINHART

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/3/2010 at 16:36:27

February 3, 2010
Belmond Independent, Iowa

Dorothy Swenson, 79, Ames, died peacefully on January 31, 2010 at Arbor Springs retirement home. Visitation is at 10 a.m. Friday, February 5 at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames with funeral services following at 11 a.m. Dorothy was born in Arlington, SD on October 12, 1930 to Rev. Otis and Olga (Sheldahl) Severseike. She graduated from Belmond High School and attended Waldorf College in Forest City. On June 1, 1950 she married Gerald Swenson. She became a widow at 35 with responsibility of raising three children, ages 6, 12 and 14. Dorothy was a bookkeeper at First National Bank. Dorothy is survived by her son David Swenson (Zandra) and their children, Katie and Jeremy of Waco, TX; daughter Kate Reinhart (Rodger) of Ankeny and their sons Chad (Tracy) of Scottsdale, AZ, Cory (Keri) of Cincinnati, OH and Cameron of St. Louis Park, MN; and her son Mark Swenson of Ames. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

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Ames Tribune, Ames, Iowa
February 3, 2010

October 12, 1930 - January 31, 2010

Dorothy Swenson, 79, of Ames, passed away peacefully from this life, surrounded by her family, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at Arbor Springs retirement home in West Des Moines. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames, with funeral services at 11 a.m. Dorothy was born Oct. 12, 1930, in Arlington, S.D., to the Rev. Otis and Olga (Sheldahl) Severseike. She graduated from Belmond High School and attended Waldorf College in Forest City. On June 1, 1950, she married Gerald Swenson. She became a widow at 35 with responsibility of raising three children, ages 6, 12 and 14. She was a bookkeeper at First National Bank. She is survived by her son, David Swenson (Zandra) and their children, Katie and Jeremy, of Waco, Texas; daughter, Kate Reinhart (Rodger), of Ankeny, and their three sons, Chad and his wife, Tracy, of Scottsdale, Ariz., Cory and his wife, Keri, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Cameron, of St. Louis Park, Minn.; and son, Mark Swenson, of Ames. The family would like to thank the staff and nurses at Arbor Springs and Iowa Hospice for the compassion and care they provided. Memorials may be given in memory of Dorothy to Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL, 60601. Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting with arrangements.