Margaret Eleanor Swaine
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| September 17, 1915 ~
November 22, 2011 |
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December 3, 2011 |
 Margaret
Eleanor McCartney Swaine passed into her new
life with Jesus November 22, 2011. She was born
in Des Moines, Iowa, on September 17, 1915, at
home with her father, Dr. W.H. McCartney,
delivering her. Her mother, Edith, had her first
daughter after two boys. Margaret grew up loving
to play tennis at the court across the street
from her house. She graduated from North High
School in Des Moines and went on to secretarial
school.
Margaret met Dick Swaine through church
activities and they were married October 8,
1937. They had three daughters; Carolyn, Janet
and Susan, and one son, James, Jr.
The family moved to Moline, Illinois, in 1943
and settled there enjoying neighbors and
friends. They were active in the United
Methodist Church and enjoyed playing bridge with
several couples. Mom went to work at a junior
high school as a secretary in the early 1960s
and enjoyed her job until she retired at 62.
She loved sports, playing volleyball as a young
mother, following the Chicago Cubs, Chicago
Bulls, and many professional tennis players.
Margaret and Dick spent many years of retirement
traveling in their motor home around the US and
Canada. They took up bicycling after retirement
and spent winters in Florida. Margaret was (as
her daughters called her) a card shark. She
loved to play double solitaire with her friends
and grandchildren. She played cards throughout
her life and enjoyed them even in her 90s. She
loved reading and later listening to books on
tape. She spent many great times with her
grandchildren as well.
When she was 81, she and Dick moved to Bonners
Ferry, in 1996 and built a home near their
daughter, Janet. She and Dick celebrated 68
years of marriage. They attended Springs of
Living Water Free Methodist Church. Dick died in
2006. Margaret loved her home and was able to
stay there until her death, thanks to many
loving care givers who made that possible. She
felt very blessed by those ladies and had many
good times with them.
She is survived by all her children; Carolyn
Harrison and husband Terry, Janet Allen and
husband Red, Susan Bousson and husband Stan, and
James, Jr. and wife Sandy; six grandchildren,
Janet Dektar and husband John, Karin Salzgeber,
Jenny Rieger and husband Gary, Greg Fast,
husband of Heide Swaine(deceased), Kelly Nelson
and husband Eric, Christian Allen, Karl Allen
and wife Tina, and eight great-grandchildren.
Margaret is also survived by her sister, Betty
Liggett and husband Jack. She is preceded in
death by her husband, Dick, a beloved
granddaughter, Heide, two brothers and her
parents.
Her family will have a gathering next summer to
celebrate her life.
Family and friends are invited to sign
Margaret's book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
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