Norma Helen Swailes

Norma H. Swailes RIVERSIDE, Iowa - Norma Helen Swailes, 85, of Riverside, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Riverside. The Reverend David Brownfield will officiate. Casket bearers will be Jason Thomann, Matthew Slay, Nicholas Slay, Jeromy Slay, Conor Malloy and Bradley Swailes. Honorary casket bearers will be Dimitri Adams and Keenan Adams. Burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the St. Mary's Parish Center. Visitation will be held from 3 until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Riverside with a 7 p.m. Prayer Service at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established at the funeral home in memory of Norma. Norma was born June 9, 1928, in Washington County, the daughter of Edward H. and Zitta R. Kron Kasper. Norma was a graduate of Riverside Public School. On July 29, 1950, she married Ernest R. Swailes in Richmond. Norma was co-owner/operator of Swailes Electric...[more]

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th her husband, Ernest, from 1950-2007. She was a member of St. Mary's Church in Riverside and the Riverside V.F.W. Auxiliary. Norma enjoyed playing cards and dominoes and doing many things with her husband, Ernest, bowling, dancing and going to horse and dog races. Most of all, she dearly loved to spend time with her family. Norma will be deeply missed by her children, Jane M. Thomann and husband, Ross, of Columbus Junction, Carol S. Malloy of Sturgeon, Missouri, Dean E. Swailes and wife, Patricia, of Riverside, Mary K. Slay and husband, Craig, of Riverside, Betty A. Adams of Cardiff, California, and Lori J. Montag and husband, Bill of Coralville; 14 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and one sister, Margaret M. Hora of West Branch. Norma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ernest; one son, Larry Keith; son-in-law, Albert Malloy; three brothers, Paul, Louis and Cletus and one sister, Rose Burns.