Marilyn Elouise Swanson

April 13, 1925 - March 30, 2017

Marilyn Elouise Swanson, age 91, of Maple Plane, died Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Haven Home in Maple Plane. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at ll:00 a.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel with Rev. Keith Carlson officiating. The interment will be held at the Dassel Community Cemetery following the service. There will be a one hour visitation prior to the service at the Evangelical Covenant Church. Memorials preferred to the Dassel Covenant Church. Marilyn Swanson of Maple Plain and formerly Minneapolis went to her heavenly home on Thursday, March 30, 2017. She was born in Dassel, MN on April 13, 1925 to Robert and Anna (Edlund) Swanson and was baptized and confirmed at the Dassel Covenant Church. Marilyn graduated from Dassel High School in 1943 as valedictorian and earned her degree from North Park College in Chicago. She had a 41 year career with Land O Lakes in Minneapolis during which time she traveled extensively around the world with her cousins and other family members. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Edmund Swanson, sister- in- law, Ruth (Bengtson) Swanson, sister, Annette Nieling, two grand nieces, and one great grandnephew. She is survived by several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She had a deep faith in the Lord, was very generous to her family and will be missed by all.