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Sharon Kae Buffum Swenson

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Birth	:	22 Nov 1941 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Jun 2011 Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Soldier Valley Cemetery, Pisgah, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7916985, -95.9546967
Description	:	Sharon Kae (Buffum) Swenson, 69, died June 21 at Burgess Health Center in Onawa. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., June 24 at the Christian Church in Moorhead with Pastors Mike Brown and Carla Johnson officiating. Music was by Conni Anderson and Sam Johnson. Johnson sang, "Amazing Grace." Recorded selections were, "Unchained Melody," "The Rose," and "The Dance." Honorary pallbearers were Larry Bryceson, Eugene Christensen, Bill Dunlop, Maynard Harris, Francis Mumm and Larry Pape. Pallbearers were Mike Carson, Sam Johnson, Bryce McDonald, Dave Roden, Duane Storm and Kip Wilson. The final resting place was at Soldier Valley Cemetery in... Read More	Sharon Kae (Buffum) Swenson, 69, died June 21 at Burgess Health Center in Onawa. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., June 24 at the Christian Church in Moorhead with Pastors Mike Brown and Carla Johnson officiating. Music was by Conni Anderson and Sam Johnson. Johnson sang, "Amazing Grace." Recorded selections were, "Unchained Melody," "The Rose," and "The Dance." Honorary pallbearers were Larry Bryceson, Eugene Christensen, Bill Dunlop, Maynard Harris, Francis Mumm and Larry Pape. Pallbearers were Mike Carson, Sam Johnson, Bryce McDonald, Dave Roden, Duane Storm and Kip Wilson. The final resting place was at Soldier Valley Cemetery in rural Pisgah. Sharon was born Nov. 22, 1941 to Paul and Marcella (Mahoney) Buffum in Council Bluffs. She lived in Magnolia until the second grade and then moved to Pisgah graduating from Pisgah High School in 1959. Sharon married Harvey Leisinger June 3, 1960. The couple was blessed with three children. They farmed near Pisgah and owned Sharon's Drive-Inn. She later worked at Seibel's Grocery Store, the Pisgah Coop and McCord Trucking. Harvey died on Sept. 1, 1983. Sharon married Dennis Swenson Jan. 18, 1985. They lived in Moorhead and operated Swenson's Market and Summertime Drive Inn. She later worked at the East Monona School as an aide. Sharon was a member of the Moorhead Legion Auxiliary Post No. 365 and the Christian Women's Fellowship. She loved watching her kids and grandkids play sports. She also enjoyed playing cards, visiting friends, listening to music, dancing and going to the casino, especially in Las Vegas. Sharon had a wonderfully contagious laugh. Sharon was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Harvey Leisinger; parents-in-law, Earl and LaVerne Rustin, Gilbert Leisinger and Dean and Rachel Davis; brothers-in-law, Marvin Leisinger and Gordon Barta; sister-in-law, Judy Simpson. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Swenson of Moorhead; three children, Lisa Winther and Brian Cave of Magnolia; Teresa Leisinger of Lincoln, Neb., and Troy Leisinger of Omaha, Neb.; four step children, Mike (Jeanette) Swenson of Bellevue, Neb., Rick (Amy) Swenson of Sioux City, Randy (Sandy) Swenson of Wichita, Kan., and Denise (Dean) Buske of Onawa; 10 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; sister, Paulette (Dave) Roden of Pisgah; her beloved dog, Bo; brothers-in-law, Larry (Linda) Davis of Dunlap, Edwin (Carol) Davis of Anthon; sisters-in-law, Jane Barta of Omaha, Neb., Ruby (Duane) Storm of Greely, Colo., Jolene (Bryce) McDonald and Susan (Sam) Johnson all of Moorhead, Brenda Stahlman of Starke, Fla., Mary (Darin) Gebers of Holstein and many other relatives and friends. Obituary & Photo are from the Fouts Funeral Home

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Sharon Kae Buffum Swenson's memorial is located at: Soldier Valley Cemetery, Pisgah, Harrison County, USA.
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Sharon Kae Buffum Swenson death on 21 Jun 2011 in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7916985
Longitude: -95.9546967

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Harvey Leroy Leisinger

(1938 - 1983)

Dennis Lee Swenson

(1941 - 2014)

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