1929
Paul
2013
Paul R. Swanson
November 17, 1929 — January 12, 2013
Paul R. Swanson, 83, of St. Paul died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Reverend Randy Dilts will officiate. Inurnment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.
Masonic services will be presented by St. Paul Masonic Lodge #82 AF & AM. A flag presentation will be conducted by Carl Mogensen American Legion Post #119 of St. Paul.
Visitation will be held on Friday, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.
Memorials are suggested to St. Paul United Methodist Church or to the Howard County Medical Center Foundation, c/o Jeff Swanson, 1004 Jay Street, St. Paul NE 68873.
Mr. Swanson was born November 17, 1929 at Grand Island, Nebraska to Joseph and Ruth (Whiting) Swanson.
He was raised in Grand Island.
Paul entered into the United States Air Force on August 29, 1951. He served as Staff Sergeant in the Air Force. He was honorably discharged on June 21, 1955.
He was united in marriage to Jeanine M. Kilpatrick on August 5, 1956 in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Paul had a great love for music. He received his Bachelor Degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and his Master and Doctorate Degrees from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Swanson and his family went to Scottsbluff in 1958, where he taught music at Scottsbluff High School for six years and Scottsbluff Junior College for two years. He also taught at Minot State College for two years, was chair of humanities at the University of South Dakota at Springfield for seven years before going to Nebraska Wesleyan University as chairman of the music department from 1976 to 1992, when he retired.
The couple moved to St. Paul in 1995. Paul was a 16 year Director of the Choir at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul.
Jeanine passed away on May 18, 2000 and Paul continued to live in St. Paul.
Paul was a member of the United Methodist Church in St. Paul, a member of the Masonic Lodge #82 AF & AM in St. Paul, a lifetime member of the American Choral Director Association and the Retired Music Teachers Association and he was also a member of the Tri-F.
Paul is survived by a son, Jeff and his fiancé©e Shannon Shaefer of St. Paul; a daughter & son-in-law, Dr. Kristi & Bob Harkins of Madrid, IA; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jeanine; a brother Milton Swanson and a sister, Charlotte Diechman.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Reverend Randy Dilts will officiate. Inurnment will be in Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.
Masonic services will be presented by St. Paul Masonic Lodge #82 AF & AM. A flag presentation will be conducted by Carl Mogensen American Legion Post #119 of St. Paul.
Visitation will be held on Friday, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul.
Memorials are suggested to St. Paul United Methodist Church or to the Howard County Medical Center Foundation, c/o Jeff Swanson, 1004 Jay Street, St. Paul NE 68873.
Mr. Swanson was born November 17, 1929 at Grand Island, Nebraska to Joseph and Ruth (Whiting) Swanson.
He was raised in Grand Island.
Paul entered into the United States Air Force on August 29, 1951. He served as Staff Sergeant in the Air Force. He was honorably discharged on June 21, 1955.
He was united in marriage to Jeanine M. Kilpatrick on August 5, 1956 in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Paul had a great love for music. He received his Bachelor Degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and his Master and Doctorate Degrees from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Swanson and his family went to Scottsbluff in 1958, where he taught music at Scottsbluff High School for six years and Scottsbluff Junior College for two years. He also taught at Minot State College for two years, was chair of humanities at the University of South Dakota at Springfield for seven years before going to Nebraska Wesleyan University as chairman of the music department from 1976 to 1992, when he retired.
The couple moved to St. Paul in 1995. Paul was a 16 year Director of the Choir at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul.
Jeanine passed away on May 18, 2000 and Paul continued to live in St. Paul.
Paul was a member of the United Methodist Church in St. Paul, a member of the Masonic Lodge #82 AF & AM in St. Paul, a lifetime member of the American Choral Director Association and the Retired Music Teachers Association and he was also a member of the Tri-F.
Paul is survived by a son, Jeff and his fiancé©e Shannon Shaefer of St. Paul; a daughter & son-in-law, Dr. Kristi & Bob Harkins of Madrid, IA; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jeanine; a brother Milton Swanson and a sister, Charlotte Diechman.
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