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Charles Henry Swalla

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Charles Henry Swalla

Birth
Enterprise, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death
30 Apr 1971 (aged 63)
Lehigh, Webster County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Lehigh, Webster County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.3612914, Longitude: -94.067048
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The Dayton Review
May 3, 1971

Services held for Charles H. Swalla

Funeral services for Charles Henry Swalla, 63, Lehigh were held Monday, May 3 at the Lehigh United Methodist Church, Rev Roy Beisemeyer, pastor of the church, conducted the 2:00 p.m. service. Interment was held in the West Lawn Cemetery at Lehigh with arrangements by Bruces Funeral Home, Fort Dodge.

Mr Swalla was pronounced dead at Bethesda General Hospital Friday, April 30. He had become seriously ill at the Lehigh Lumber Company and was rushed to the hospital. During the funeral service special organ music was presented by Tami Scott. Caring for the flowers were Mrs Frank Valashek, Mrs Vera Winders, and Mrs Vickie Ruthart. Bearers were Frank Valashek, Robert Morandi, Theodore Demitroff, Fred Vandi, Herman Larson and Kenneth Gerard.

Charles H. Swalla was born at Enterprise, Iowa and was raised and educated in the Madrid School system graduating with the class of 1928. In 1934 he married Winona Williams at Fort Dodge and the couple lived in Lehigh since that time. He had been employed at the Lehigh Lumber Company for more than 30 years. He was a member of the Webster County Conservation Board, the Fort Dodge Elks Club, Fort Dodge Izaak Walton League, past board member of the Iowa State Association of County Conservation Boards, served on the Lehigh School Board for 18 years and was a past president of the group. He had also served four terms on the Webster County Extension Council.

Survivors include his widow Winona; two daughters, Mrs Daryl Derrig of Duncombe and Mrs Edwin Crouse of Lehigh; one son, Charles, of Albert Lea, Minn.; seven grandchildren; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Swalla of Lehigh; two sisters, Mrs Ilo Dugger of Osage, Minn. and Mrs Lyle Fander of Des Moines; and one brother, Robert of Osage, Minn.
The Dayton Review
May 3, 1971

Services held for Charles H. Swalla

Funeral services for Charles Henry Swalla, 63, Lehigh were held Monday, May 3 at the Lehigh United Methodist Church, Rev Roy Beisemeyer, pastor of the church, conducted the 2:00 p.m. service. Interment was held in the West Lawn Cemetery at Lehigh with arrangements by Bruces Funeral Home, Fort Dodge.

Mr Swalla was pronounced dead at Bethesda General Hospital Friday, April 30. He had become seriously ill at the Lehigh Lumber Company and was rushed to the hospital. During the funeral service special organ music was presented by Tami Scott. Caring for the flowers were Mrs Frank Valashek, Mrs Vera Winders, and Mrs Vickie Ruthart. Bearers were Frank Valashek, Robert Morandi, Theodore Demitroff, Fred Vandi, Herman Larson and Kenneth Gerard.

Charles H. Swalla was born at Enterprise, Iowa and was raised and educated in the Madrid School system graduating with the class of 1928. In 1934 he married Winona Williams at Fort Dodge and the couple lived in Lehigh since that time. He had been employed at the Lehigh Lumber Company for more than 30 years. He was a member of the Webster County Conservation Board, the Fort Dodge Elks Club, Fort Dodge Izaak Walton League, past board member of the Iowa State Association of County Conservation Boards, served on the Lehigh School Board for 18 years and was a past president of the group. He had also served four terms on the Webster County Extension Council.

Survivors include his widow Winona; two daughters, Mrs Daryl Derrig of Duncombe and Mrs Edwin Crouse of Lehigh; one son, Charles, of Albert Lea, Minn.; seven grandchildren; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Swalla of Lehigh; two sisters, Mrs Ilo Dugger of Osage, Minn. and Mrs Lyle Fander of Des Moines; and one brother, Robert of Osage, Minn.


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