Yvonne Swanson Anderson, 82, Upsala, MN

Yvonne Swanson Anderson, 82 year old resident of rural Upsala, MN passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at her home.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Word Of Life Free Lutheran Church in Upsala, MN with Rev. Jon Benson officiating. Burial will be at the Word Of Life Free Church Cemetery in Upsala. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service on Friday at the Church.
Yvonne Swanson Anderson was born on May 8, 1929 in Upsala, Minnesota to the late George & Christine (Sundin) Schultz. She attended school in Upsala. Following graduation from High School Yvonne attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Yvonne was united in marriage to Jim Swanson on September 30, 1950, and to this union they had three children, Daniel, Carmen, and Douglas. The couple made their home in Bloomington, MN, where for many years she was a cook for the Bloomington School system (Washburn & Nine Mile Creek Elementary Schools). Yvonne enjoyed being organist and pianist for both Gethsemane and Word Of Life Lutheran Church in Upsala, MN. We will miss her music. She enjoyed camping with her family and was an avid fisherwoman. Yvonne was an accomplished cook and seamstress. After retiring Jim and Yvonne moved back to Upsala and built a house on the home farm. Yvonne’s grandchildren were the joy of her life.
Yvonne is survived by her sons, Daniel (Marla) Swanson, and Douglas (Beth) Swanson both of Upsala, MN; daughter, Carmen (Carl) Benson of Elk Mound, WI; brother, Durward (Betty) Schultz of Bandera, TX; 15 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents; 4 siblings; her husbands, Jim Swanson, and Stan Anderson; and a grand daughter, Ann Swanson.
Casketbearers will be Christopher Benson, Steven Johnson, Mark Swanson, Andrew Swanson, Joseph Swanson, and Matthew Swanson.