Cecilia A. Swenson, 80, Luverne, died Monday, March 25, 2002, at the Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Services were Thursday, March 28, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. The Rev. Andrew Beerman officiated. Burial was in St. Catherine Catholic Cemetery, Luverne.
Cecilia Sehr was born to Edward and Anna (Baatz) Sehr on Sept. 27, 1921, in Alvord, Iowa. As a child she moved with her parents to the Luverne area where she was raised and attended school.
She married Charles Swenson on Feb. 13, 1947, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Jasper. Following their marriage they lived and farmed near Luverne. Mr. Swenson died on March 29, 1999. She continued living on the farm until Saturday, March 23, when she entered the Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Swenson was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church where she was active in the church circles. She was also a member of the Luverne Extension Club. She enjoyed working in her garden and quilting.
Survivors include four sons, Michael (Sheri) Swenson, Jasper, Curtis (Mary) Swenson, St. Paul, Joe Swenson, and Vincent (Shelly) Swenson, all of Luverne; seven daughters, Barbara (Verel) Hall, Salina, Kan., Patricia (Tom) Kerr, Detroit, Mich., Monica (Robert) Hintze, Eagle Lake, Rose (Dan) Gebhart, Eagan, Virginia (Steve) Moore, Charlotte (and friend Geoff) Taylor, all of Worthington, and Anita (Randy) Hume, Brandon, S.D.; 24 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Nicholas "Nicky" Sehr, Luverne; and one sister, Joann Turk, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Mrs. Swenson was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one grandson, Michael Hall, one brother, Leonard Sehr, and two sisters, Mary Obele and Helen Reickman.
Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.