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IRONWOOD (MICHIGAN) DAILY GLOBE - AUGUST 13, 1959

Rev. C. Swanson Dies in Chicago

The Rev. C. Bertam Swanson, 64, associate pastor of the First Lutheran Church of New Britain, Conn. died early Wednesday at Augustana Hospital in Chicago. He was admitted to the hospital a week ago.
Pastor Swanson had been in Chicago visiting his son and daughter in law, the Rev. and Mrs. Theodore N. Swanson. His daughter in law is the the former JoAnn Lindbloom of Ironwood.
Pastor Swanson was born in Norway of Swedish parentage.
He is survived by his wife and three children, Carl of Brocton, Mass., Mrs. Robert Hill and Theodore of Chicago.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Chicago. Burial will be in Swedeburg, Neb.
Pastor Swanson had visited in Ironwood on a number of occasions.

THE BRIDGEPORT (CONNECTICUT) POST - AUGUST 13, 1959

PASTOR DIES ON VISIT

NEW BRITAIN - Aug. 13- (UPI) Rev. C. Bertram Swanson, 64, associate pastor of the First Lutheran church, died yesterday in Chicago while on vacation. He had been with the church since 1955. Rev. Mr. Swanson was visiting his son, Rev. Theodore N. Swanson, assistant pastor of Christ the King Lutheran church in Chicago when he became ill. The cause of death was given as a heart seizure.

C. married Vendla Elvira Pearson on 18 Jun 1925 in Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska. Vendla (daughter of Olof Pearson and Betsey Bengtson) was born on 11 Jun 1896 in Ceresco, Saunders, Nebraska; died on 1 Feb 1986 in Thousand Oaks, California; was buried on 5 Feb 1986 in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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