Ben S. Swanson

Passed away Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Moorhead Healthcare Center, Moorhead, MN. Ben was born May 1, 1922 to Adolph and Hilda Swanson. He grew up and attended school in Crookston, MN. He married Lydia Lindberg on November 1, 1961 in Milbank, SD. Ben served in the Air Force during WWII, and the Korean Conflict. He later worked in maintenance for the Moorhead High School until retirement in 1983. Ben was preceded in death by his wife Lydia; parents, Adolph and Hilda; brothers, Tonie and Al; and sister Mabel Wisloski. He is survived by his step daughter, Gladyce Bjelverud of Baudette, MN; step granddaughter Lori Dino Kulas of Alexandria, MN; and niece Jeanne Aspeitia of California.