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Mary Rosamond Cowles Swegle

SWEGLE, COWLES, PETERS, OSENBAUGH

Posted By: Diane Shough (email)
Date: 4/3/2018 at 13:34:48

"Rosamond Swegle, 91, a long-time resident of Clarke County died April 17, 1992, at the Clarke County Hospital in Osceola. She was a resident of Osceola Leisure Manor. Bom Mary Rosamond Cowles in Decatur County, she was educated in schools there and graduated from Leon High School. She married Jay J. Swegle on April 12, 1924, and soon moved to a farm they bought north of Liberty. The couple had four children: Wayne E. Swegle of Morrilton, Ark.; Winona I. Peters, who lives with her husband, Vern L., in Fort Dodge; Mary Osenbaugh, widow of Dwight Osenbaugh of Clarke County, who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and Jay Alan Swegle who lives in Cedar Rapids with his wife, the former Mary Mitchell Swegle of Osceola. After her husband's death Mrs. Swegle moved to her new home at 525 S. Jackson where she lived for many years. She was a member of the Osceola United Methodist Church, helped organize, fund and lead development of the Osceola Meal Site, was active in the church's Quilter Club and was a Pink Lady volunteer at the Clarke County Hospital. In addition to her four children she is survived by 15 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren and a brother, Clinton Cowles of New Orleans, La. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Jay in 1966; son-in-law, Dwight Osenbaugh; granddaughter, Jo Lynn; three sisters, Mabel Graham, Mildred Querrey, Hazel Anita Cowles; and five brothers. Earl Cowles, Gerald Cowles, Harold Cowles, Lester Cowles and Chester Cowles. Funeral services for Mrs. Swegle were Monday at Kale Funeral Home in Osceola. The Rev. Clifford Haider of Osceola conducted the 11 a.m. Organist was Mardell Shell who accompanied the congregation singing In The Garden, The Old Rugged Cross and What A Friend. Casket bearers were grandsons, Ed Shough, Steve Reynolds, Craig Swegle, Gary Swegle, David Osenbaugh, Paul Osenbaugh, Don Peters, Doug Peters, David Peters, Dan Peters, Richard Peters and Bill Schrader. Honor bearers were Laurie Swegle, Lisa Swegle, Sheri Reynolds, Julie Schrader and Diane Shough. Interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery in Osceola." (Osceola Sentinel-Tribune, Osceola, Iowa, Thursday, 23 April 1992, pg. 3)


 

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