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Ora Swader

Male 1918 - 1986  (67 years)


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  • Name Ora Swader 
    Born 3 Dec 1918  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Sep 1986  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Sep 1986  Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6586  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2018 

    Father Faye Paul Swader,   d. 15 Aug 1940 
    Mother Lillie Zita Behm Swader-Matson,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1995, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Family ID F7187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Geraldine Smith Swader 
    Married 3 Jun 1939  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Paula Swader Branaman
     2. Steve Swader
     3. Thomas Swader
     4. William Bryant
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2018 08:54:27 
    Family ID F7203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Sep 1986 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Swader, Ora
    Obituary- Swader, Ora
    Ora Swader
    Ora Swader, 67, Topeka, died Thursday, Sept. 25, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Swader was a carpenter. He worked for Whelan’s 30 years and Beisecker’s 14 years before he re¬tired in 1984.

    He was born Dec. 3, 1918, in Delia, the son of Faye and Lillie Behn Swader. He lived most of his life in Topeka.

    Mr. Swader was an usher at athletic events for many years at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.

    He was married to Geraldine Smith June 3, 1939, at Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Paula Branaman, Topeka; three sons, Steve Swader, Tecumseh, Bill Bryant, Eureka, Mo., and Tom Swader, Topeka; his mother, Mrs. Lillie Swader-Matson, 1122 Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Vera Wright and Mrs. Delores Silversmith, both of Topeka; a brother, Bernie Swader, Topeka; and 12 grandchildren.

    Services will be at noon Saturday at Brennan Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Swader will lie in state from 2 until 9 p.m. today at Brennan Funeral Home where an Assumption Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today.