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Oconto County Reporter
March 19,1988

Gordon W. Swaer. 74, 725 Gallagher St., Green Bay died Saturday, March 19,1988, in a local hospital. He was born Feb. II, 1914, in Pensaukee to the late William and Eva (Ross) Swaer. He married Lucille DeHut April 17, 1937, at St. Peter's Church, Oconto. He was employed by Northwest Engineering for 25 years, retiring in 1972 and was a member of the Modern Woodman.

Survived by his wife; one son, William, of Green Bay; two daughters and sons-in-Jaw, Barbara and John Gerrits of West DePere, Diane and Ed Dobkoski of Appleton; three sisters, Mrs. Beatrice O'Neill, Oconto, Mrs. Beulah Wondrash of Lena, Mrs. Fern Bauman of Appieton; a , daughter-in-law Mrs. Karen Duffy of Abrams; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandson. Preceded in death by one son, Robert, in 1981. Friends called at Lyndahl Funeral Home, Lombardi Ave, at Ridge Road in Green Bay. Funeral services were held at the funeral home the Rev. Earl Schuh officiated. Entombment in the Shrine of the Good Shepherd,