Walter Alfred (Buck) Swoffer

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Walnut Grove Tribune, August 5, 1971

Funeral for W. A. Swoffer Held Tuesday

Funeral services for W. A. "Buck" Swoffer were held on Tuesday morning, August 3,1971, at the Walnut Grove United Methodist Church. The Rev. Hugh Stephenson officiated. Douglas Dahms was soloist and Mrs. Gene Munson organist.
Mr. Swoffer died of a heart attack at his home Friday morning, July 30th.
Honorary pall bearers were Alfred Hendrickson, R. A. Bertelson, Arthur Lund, Walter Wiggins, Walter J. Andersen and Wm. A. Kuehl.
Pallbearers were Carl A. Peterson, Charles Rys, Vernon D. Nelson, Walter Nelson, Mike Maguire and Steve Ourada. Interment was in the Walnut Grove cemetery.
He is survived by his wife; eight children, Mrs. C. W. (Gretchen) Guelzow of Cocoa Beach, Florida; W. J. (Jack) Swoffer of Minneapolis; Richard S. Swoffer of Walnut Grove; Alfred H. Swoffer of Seattle, Wash.; Edward R. Swoffer of Binghamton, New York; Mrs. Howard (Mary) Egge of Universal City, Texas; Mrs. C. Elton (Patricia) Lund of Roseville; and Mrs. George (Joanne) Hopkins of San Jose, California.
He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Keith (Fanny) Boulden of Larimore, No. Dak.
A lifelong resident of the comunity [sic], he was born September 25, 1887, at Walnut Grove, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Swoffer. He attended the Walnut Grove schools and graduated from the School of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota in 1906.
Mr. Swoffer spent several years surveying in the Arizona and New Mexico territories and the upper Minnesota River.
On January 2, 1911, he was married to Henrietta Gerlicher at Winona. Mr. Swoffer was a partner in the Swoffer and Swoffer Elevator here for 41 years until he retired.
Mr. Swoffer served on the Walnut Grove school board for many years and was a director of the Citizens State Bank.
He was affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and the Shrine.
Mr. and Mrs. Swoffer observed their 60th wedding anniversary this year.
Mr. Swoffer's father, Alfred Swoffer, and Walter J. Swoffer homesteaded a few miles north of Lamberton in 1870, coming from England. In 1882, the two brothers came to Walnut Grove and started a general merchandise business and in 1892 went into the grain business here

Walter married Henrietta Louise (Etta) Gerlicher on 2 Jan 1911 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA. Henrietta (daughter of Herman F. Gerlicher and Sophia Louise Staack) was born on 7 Jul 1887 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; died on 23 Jan 1975 in Tracy, Lyon County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Gretchen Louise Swoffer was born on 1 Oct 1911 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; died on 15 Oct 1987 in Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, Florida, USA.
2. Walter John (Jack) Swoffer was born on 24 Feb 1913 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; died on 13 Jun 1988 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.
3. Richard Stanley Swoffer was born on 15 Jun 1915 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; died on 18 Jan 1986 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA.
4. Alfred Herman Swoffer was born on 31 Jan 1917 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; died on 12 Oct 1992 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA.
5. Edward Roscoe Swoffer was born on 24 Jan 1919 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; died on 6 Jul 1993 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York, USA; was buried in Vestal, Broome County, New York, USA, Vestal Hills Memorial Park.
6. Mary Jane Swoffer was born on 10 May 1921 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; died on 10 Feb 2005 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; was buried in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA, Mission Burial Park North.
7. Patricia Ann Swoffer was born on 23 Dec 1924; died on 28 Jan 2019 in , , Minnesota, USA.
8. Joanne Swoffer was born on 20 Mar 1928 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA; died on 4 Dec 2017 in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA.

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• Immigration: 1872, , , Minnesota, USA

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Came from Dover, County Kent, England

Alfred + Augusta Walsh. Augusta was born on 11 Jul 1858 in , Le Sueur County, Minnesota, USA; died on 25 Sep 1887 in Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Died in childbirth