Robert "Bob" Carl Swanson

Robert (Bob) Swanson, 94, died Sunday, August 11, 2019, in Rochester, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm in Shellsburg, Iowa, and married Lorna Fiebelkorn on February 11, 1945. He was a World War II veteran having served in the US Army. Bob worked at FMC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for 30 years before taking early retirement and starting a new career in pottery making. His interests were many and varied and he never stopped learning. Bob will be remembered fondly as a storyteller extraordinaire. He loved his family very much and spent many happy hours playing games and entertaining family and friends.



He was preceded in death by his parents Mabel and Carl Swanson, his wife Lorna, and a great-grandson Brecken Poppe. He is survived by daughters Retha (Richard) Finger, Pat (Ryland) Eichhorst; granddaughters Patty (Tom) Whalen, Nicole Swanson, Jana (Gregg) Poppe, Traci (Samuel) Holloway, and Sarah Finger; great-grandchildren Logan Holloway, Laura Holloway, Carter Swanson, Izzie Swanson, and Brody Poppe; and his special friend Belva Bullard.



The memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel, and one hour before the service Thursday at the church. Friends may share a memory at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Visitation

AUG 15. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT)

Bethel Lutheran Church
810 3rd Avenue SE
Rochester, MN, 55904

Memorial Service

AUG 15. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)

Bethel Lutheran Church
810 3rd Avenue SE
Rochester, MN, 55904