Kathleen Elizabeth Swander
Born: July 26th, 1936
Died: July 4th, 2018
Obituary
Kathleen Elizabeth Swander, 81, of West Burlington died Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in her home.
Born July 26, 1936 in Burlington, Iowa she was the daughter of Webster Harvey and Florence Elizabeth (Pearson) Eads. She married Albert Leonard Swander on September 30, 1972 in Burlington. He died February 20, 2004.
Kathleen worked as a Secretary for 33 years for the Des Moines County Department of Human Services. She retired in 1988. She was a graduate of Huron High School and attended Burlington School of Business. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
She was an avid sports fan, primarily girls' softball. She was known to attend and even travel to out of town games to watch. She loved watching TV, playing games and going out to eat with her extended family. She was very devoted to caring for her mother and husband and cherished her dog Pierre.
Survivors include two nieces; Nance Tucker of Peotone, Illinois and Karen Shannon of Ocean Side, California; niece-in-law, Nancy Eads of West Point, Iowa; sister-in-law Ellen Eads of Kankakee, Illinois; two great nieces and two great nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother, James Eads and two nephews, Jim R. Eads and Michael Eads.
A memorial has been established for Trinity Lutheran Church.