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Husband offers spouse’s obituary

Dean Swanson recently offered the obituary for his wife of 65 years, Delverna Swanson.

By Clark County Today · July 3, 2018
Husband offers spouse’s obituary
Dean Swanson recently offered the obituary for his wife of 65 years, Delverna Swanson.

Delverna Swanson passed away after 65 years of marriage to husband Dean

Delverna Corrine (Fencil) Swanson, the love of my life, passed away June 30, 2018 at age 84. Delverna was born Aug. 10, 1933.
Dean Swanson recently offered the obituary for his wife of 65 years, Delverna Swanson.
Delverna and Dean Swanson
We were together 65 years, three months, and nine days. Together we had eight children:
  • Cynthia (Mike) Morgan
  • Donald (Pam) Swanson
  • Cheryl (Jim) Morris ‘North’
  • Colleen (Jim) Morris ‘South’
  • Karri (Bill) Rohrer
  • Daniel Swanson (Goldman) Miller
  • Danette (Rafael) Bejinez
She dearly loved our 20 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Delverna was preceded in death by our stillborn baby boy, her brothers Carol E. Allen and H. Gordon Fencil, her sisters Yavonne Bonnie (Allen) Crawford and Mary Ellyn (Fencil) Erisman and her parents Gladys (Spaulding) and Harry G. Fencil. Delverna leaves behind her twin sister DeLauris (Fencil) Fankhauser, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. I will miss her. Till we meet again my love.   Dean Swanson

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