Kenneth G. Swanson

Moline, Illinois Kenneth G. Swanson, age 85, of Moline, died Friday, September 14, 2001, at Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday in Trimble Funeral Home, Moline with the Reverend John K. Jacobi of Elim Covenant Church, Moline, officiating. Visitation is Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be given to Elim Covenant Church or to one's favorite charity. Kenneth Glenn Swanson was born on August 22, 1916, in Knox County, Illinois, the son of John and Arzula (Gardner) Swanson. He married Virginia Engholm on April 16, 1938, in Davenport, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy as a submariner in WW II. Mr. Swanson was employed as the Chief Engineer for the Rock Island School District for 26 years retiring on December 31, 1981. He had attended Elim Covenant Church, Moline, was a past member of the Swedish Oddfellow Lodge, Moline, and enjoyed playing solitaire, doing crossword puzzles, and especially loved his granddaughters. Mr. Swanson is survived by his wife of 63 years, Virginia "Linnie Lee"; a son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Nancy Swanson of East Moline, IL; three granddaughters, Maria and Julia Swanson, both of Moline, and Anna Swanson of East Moline; sisters and brothers-in-law, Verna Richeson, and Clara and Harold Engstrom all of Hamet, CA, Alvera White of Garden Grove, CA, and Susie and Perry Lewis of Prescott Valley, AZ; sisters-in-law, Lorraine Cannell and Shirley Anderson, both of Moline, IL. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Sherman and Jessie Swanson, and two sisters, May Rhoades and Opal Means. This memorial may be viewed, and condolences sent to the family, at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY