Helen Swanson
October 6, 2017
Resided in:
Asheville, North Carolina
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Helen C. Swanson, 92, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at Givens Healthcare Center.
Mrs. Swanson was born in East Saint Louis, Illinois to the late Alfred and Nellie Jordan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin John Swanson.
Helen retired as a Human Resource Officer for South Holland Bank in South Holland, Illinois before she and her husband moved to the Asheville area in 1983.
She is survived by her two sons, John M. Swanson and his wife, Janine, of Santiago, Chile and Alan Robert Swanson and his wife, Janet, of Wilmette, IL; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 30th, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Givens Estates Pulliam Chapel.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the ABCCM, www.abccm.org
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Helen was a dedicated volunteer at ABCCM for 26 years and her service impacted thousands of lives with Hope and Joy. Lynn McKinney visited her faithfully over the years since she had to stop volunteering because Helen was a great friend to all of us who worked in the servant-leadership Ministry. Helen was dependable, thoughtful, faithful, honest, caring, compassionate, dedicated and honorable. She was loved by all ABCCM and expressed her faith through service to others in the name of Jesus. She left a wonderful family legacy, but she also left a great legacy in the Kingdom of God by serving the least, the lost, and the lonely by offering her best through His strength. We thank God that she and Mel chose Asheville and ABCCM and St. Mark’s Lutheran to live out these days. We thank God for her family who honors and celebrates her impactful life.