Obituary of Chester S. Swanson

Chester Stanley Swanson was born November 4, 1913 in Coal Valley, Illinois the son of Edmond G. and Edith J. Johnson Swanson. Chester was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the South Pacific during WWII from 1941 to 1944. On February 14, 1952 Chester was united in marriage to Bertha E. Schlitter at the Edgington Presbyterian Church in Edgington, Illinois. Chester has been a resident of the Muscatine area since 1989. He farmed all his life and worked at the Viola sale barn as well as drove cattle at the sale barn in Rock Island. When semi-retired from farming, Chester took up carpentry work for John Bush. He was a member of the Edgington Presbyterian Church where he was a Deacon and Trustee, enjoyed going to farm sales, fishing and visiting with friends at the mall. Chester will be deeply missed by his wife, Bertha; two sons. Timothy Swanson and Alan W. Swanson and his wife, Laurie both of Muscatine, one brother, Edmond Swanson of Reynolds, Illinois; and one grandson, Matthew S. Swanson of Muscatine. He was preceded in death by his parents; one grandson, Nathan Swanson, three brothers, Walter, Paul and Don Swanson and three sisters, Grace MacClathey, Pearl Van Dale and Helen Hausch.