Jean Swanson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Jean Charlotte Swanson, 85, formerly of High Acres, Bemus Point, died at 7:15 P.M. Wednesday (May 4, 2005) in Heritage Village Health Care Center. She was born May 17, 1919 in Jamestown, a daughter of Glen H. Solomonson and Maude Thoren Solomonson Eckberg. She was a 1938 graduate of Jamestown High School. Prior to retiring, she had been employed as a bookkeeper and office worker at the former Bigelow's Department Store, and in earlier years had worked at the Dunlap Tire Co. and L-S Aero Marine. She attended Camp Street United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Southern Tier Porcelain Painters, Chautauqua County Porcelain Painters, and Chautauqua County Artists Society. She was also active with the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program, with which she took pets from the SPCA to visit area nursing homes. She loved oil painting and animals. She is survived by five nieces: Anita J. Juul of Manassas, Va., Karen B. Nobbs of Jamestown, Sarah A. Eckberg of Fairfax, Va., Amy K. Tribble of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, and Lisa J. Morrow of Surprise, Ariz.; four nephews: Kurt C. and Eric R. Eckberg, both of Jamestown, David T. Eckberg of Warrenton, Va., and Karl R. Eckberg of Marlton, N.J.; two cousins: Dr. Robert E. Helgren of Larchmont, N.Y., and Geneva H. Fisher of Jamestown; and a dear friend, Kathleen I. Swanson of Jamestown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert A. Swanson, whom she married in 1939 in Jamestown, and who died Aug. 11, 2001; and by two brothers: Charles T. Eckberg and Glen E. Solomonson. Memorials may be made to the Chautauqua County Humane Society, 2825 Strunk Rd., Jamestown, N.Y. 14701

Jean Swanson

May 17, 1919 - June 4, 2005