Larry Wayne Swanson

Larry Wayne Swanson from Rush City died peacefully at the University of Minnesota Medical Center – Fairview in Minneapolis on September 15, 2015 at the age of 69 years. Larry was the youngest of 10 children born to Carl and Inga (Mell) Swanson on January 3, 1946. Larry attended country school in Rush Point until third grade and then transferred to Rush City School where he graduated in 1963. After graduating from high school, Larry tried working at a couple of different jobs in the Twin Cities but soon realized the country boy could not handle the big city. He then got a job in Rush City at the Conoco gas station with his brother Delbert. At the age of 22 he started working at Amber Milling where he worked for the next 40 years until his retirement. On August 16, 1969 he married his “cupcake” DeDe Carlson. From this union they had two beautiful daughters and three grandchildren. He was very a loving and caring man with lots of friends and would help anyone in need. Larry is survived by his wife DeDe Swanson of Rush City, daughters Rhonda (Skip) Domino of Rush City, Kristi (Jeff) Pfeffer of Cambridge, grandchildren Brittany (Jared) Christensen of Rush City, Chris Scheffer of Shakopee, Alex Scheffer of Rush City, and his very special little buddy Rascal, sisters Delores Mold of Rush City, Gloria Rohlf of Rush City, Arlys (Doug) Smith of Ramsey, sisters-in-law Florence Swanson of Rush City, Lois Swanson of Forest Lake, brother-in-law Bill Peterson of Harris, many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Marlo (Vivian) Swanson, Delbert Swanson, Ernie (Bonnie) Swanson, Verilyn Swanson, sisters Violet (Gordy) Freedlund, Elaine Peterson, son-in-law Gordy Scheffer, brothers in law Sonny Rohlf and Willard Mold. Rev. Laurie O'Shea will officiate at the celebration of Larry’s life 3:00 PM Saturday (9/19/15) at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rush City. A gathering of friends is planned for Friday (9/18/15) from 5-8 PM at the Olson Chapel in Rush City and one hour prior to the service at church. The interment will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery of Rush City. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the: Funeral and Cremation Service of Rush City~Olson Chapel. www.FuneralAndCremationService.com