1929
Ellen
2012
Ellen Swann
January 29, 1929 — August 19, 2012
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Katherine Ellen Swann, 83, of Hanover, Pa., formerly of Baltimore and Hampstead, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover.
Born Jan. 29, 1929, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William G. and Katherine Haver Wrightson. She was the wife of Donald V. Swann, her husband of 56 years.
She had worked as a stenographer and secretary for Fidelity and Deposit Company, and as a secretary for the Baltimore School of the Bible. In addition, she was a counselor for the Billy Graham Telephone Counseling Ministry, a teacher for Child Evangelism of Baltimore and volunteered at Sandy Cove Bible Conference in Northeast.
She was a member of Grace Bible Church in Manchester. In her spare time, she enjoyed cross stitch, camping and traveling in the Western United States to visit family and friends.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are son Timothy G. Swann and wife Lisa Shore, of Pasadena; grandsons Daniel and Jonathan Swann; and sisters Evelyn Gauss, of Colorado, and Jean Butler, of Iowa.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 3296 Charmil Drive, Manchester.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with her pastor, the Rev. Paul Wenzel, officiating. Interment will be in Loudon Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Homewood at Plum Creek, attn: Benevolent Fund, 425 Westminster Ave., Hanover, PA 17331.
Online condolences may be offered at www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com.
Born Jan. 29, 1929, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William G. and Katherine Haver Wrightson. She was the wife of Donald V. Swann, her husband of 56 years.
She had worked as a stenographer and secretary for Fidelity and Deposit Company, and as a secretary for the Baltimore School of the Bible. In addition, she was a counselor for the Billy Graham Telephone Counseling Ministry, a teacher for Child Evangelism of Baltimore and volunteered at Sandy Cove Bible Conference in Northeast.
She was a member of Grace Bible Church in Manchester. In her spare time, she enjoyed cross stitch, camping and traveling in the Western United States to visit family and friends.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are son Timothy G. Swann and wife Lisa Shore, of Pasadena; grandsons Daniel and Jonathan Swann; and sisters Evelyn Gauss, of Colorado, and Jean Butler, of Iowa.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, 3296 Charmil Drive, Manchester.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with her pastor, the Rev. Paul Wenzel, officiating. Interment will be in Loudon Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Homewood at Plum Creek, attn: Benevolent Fund, 425 Westminster Ave., Hanover, PA 17331.
Online condolences may be offered at www.eckhardtfuneralchapel.com.
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