Edna Marie Swiser (Jungjohann)
November 7, 1919 — December 13, 2010
Edna Marie Jungjohann Swiser, 91, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, December 13, 2010, at Hallmark Care Center in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Memorial Service: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Bob Voels. Visitation: 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home on Wednesday before the service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Dave) Cowell, Durango, Iowa; son, Chris (Laura) Swiser, Cedar Rapids; grandsons, Shaun (Jes) Swiser, and Adam (Samantha) Swiser, both of Cedar Rapids; great-grandson, Owen Swiser of Cedar Rapids, and a soon-to-arrive 2nd great-grandchild.
Edna was born November 7, 1919, in Davenport, Iowa, to Frank and Wilma (Priester) Jungjohann. She was the sixth of nine children. The family moved to Cedar Rapids in 1927. Edna married LeRoy Swiser on July 5, 1941. He preceded her in death in 2007.
She worked for Craemer’s Department Store as manager and later for Holly’s Men’s Store. Both Edna and LeRoy were active in square dance for the Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission. Together, they enjoyed family and friends, bowling, fishing and traveling the country. Edna was one of the most caring, giving people you would ever meet, always thinking of others before herself.
Memorials may be directed to Trinity United Methodist Church of Cedar Rapids, in memory of Edna.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Dave) Cowell, Durango, Iowa; son, Chris (Laura) Swiser, Cedar Rapids; grandsons, Shaun (Jes) Swiser, and Adam (Samantha) Swiser, both of Cedar Rapids; great-grandson, Owen Swiser of Cedar Rapids, and a soon-to-arrive 2nd great-grandchild.
Edna was born November 7, 1919, in Davenport, Iowa, to Frank and Wilma (Priester) Jungjohann. She was the sixth of nine children. The family moved to Cedar Rapids in 1927. Edna married LeRoy Swiser on July 5, 1941. He preceded her in death in 2007.
She worked for Craemer’s Department Store as manager and later for Holly’s Men’s Store. Both Edna and LeRoy were active in square dance for the Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission. Together, they enjoyed family and friends, bowling, fishing and traveling the country. Edna was one of the most caring, giving people you would ever meet, always thinking of others before herself.
Memorials may be directed to Trinity United Methodist Church of Cedar Rapids, in memory of Edna.
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