John Swonson

1918 ~ 2010

John C. “Jack” Swonson, Sr., age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by family December 6, 2010 in Bountiful, Utah. He was born October 2, 1918 in Salt Lake City to William Russell and Hetty Esther Swonson. He attended East High School. He married Doris Headlund in 1939, they later divorced. He married Dorothy J. Scheller November 20, 1959 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Our Dad, first and foremost, loved his family. He enjoyed golf, fishing, duck hunting and family poker games. He was a proud veteran of WWII in the U.S. Navy as a radarman aboard the U.S.S. Meriwether in the Pacific. He entered the motion picture business at an early age, starting out as a film shipper, salesman and retiring as a theater owner.

Jack is survived by his children, John C. “Jack” Swonson, Jr. (PollyAnn), Barbara Jill Swonson Raymond, Christy Kay Swonson Sisson, Russell G. Swonson (Debra), Stacey Jo Swonson Steckler (Martel), sixteen grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, brothers, Harry, Richard, Carl, sisters, Mary Haag, Ella Jane Martin.

Preceded in death by his wife Dorothy, siblings, Russell, Gloria, Kayo, Keith, Robert, granddaughters, Heidi and Julie.

Graveside services will be Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at 10:15 a.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City.

The family would like to thank Stacey and Marty for 22 years of loving and devoted care, Ryan and David at Rocky Mountain Hospice for their loving support. For those who are interested, in lieu of flowers, the family suggests sending donations in Jack’s memory to Rocky Mountain Hospice, 801-525-4850, www.rmcare.com Condolences may be made to www.wasatchlawn.com

Arrangements under the direction of Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, Salt Lake City, UT.