Lois Arlene Swanton

1919 - 1962  (42 years)

• Name	Lois Arlene Swanton
  Born	2 Aug 1919	Emmetsburg, Palo Alto Co, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	Jun 1962	Flandreau, Moody Co, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Emmetsburg, Palo Alto Co, Iowa, USA (Evergreen Cemetery)
  Person ID	I40152	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2010

  
  

  Family	Harold Hoard,   b. Abt 1917, Rolfe, Pocahontas Co, Iowa, USA
  Married	23 Jun 1940	Emmetsburg, Palo Alto Co, Iowa, USA
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2010
  Family ID	F14882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/paobitpage.htm Reporter 10 Jun 1962 Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Mrs. Harold Hoard of South Dakota Dies; Rites here Word was received in Emmetsburg Monday of the death of Mrs Harold Hoard, 62, of Flandreau, S D. Mrs Hoard, the former Lois Swanton, died at her home in Flandreau early Monday morning after an illness of several months. Services will be held in Flandreau at 2 o'clock this afternoon (Tuesday), and the body will be brought to Emmetsburg. Friends may call at the Ellsworth- Beiter Funeral home this evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Funeral services will be held here Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the First Congregational church with the Rev Dallas E Minnick officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Lois Swanton was born in Emmetsburg Aug 2, 1919, only daughter of E Gerry and May Swanton. She received her education in the Emmetsburg schools and graduated from Emmetsburg High school in 1936 and from Emmetsburg Junior college in 1938. She was very musical and belonged to several musical groups while in school. She was a member of the First Congregational church and was very active in church circles. On June 23, 1940 she married Harold Hoard in the Congregational church in Emmetsburg. She is survived by her husband and two sons E Gerry and Jeffery; her father E Gerry Swanton and one grandchild. The Hoard family visited here often and Mrs Hoard will be remembered by her many Emmetsburg friends. Pallbearers will be Henry Brumm, Carl Klingerman, Carl Spies, Dr Warren Marks, James McFadgen and Edward Sweaney. Her mother preceded her in death. Arlene Christensen aaachris@juno.com