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Official Obituary of

Wilma A. (Kenney) Swoish

September 10, 1927 ~ November 1, 2022 (age 95) 95 Years Old
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Wilma Swoish Obituary

Wilma A. Swoish, age 95, of North Branch passed away on November 1, 2022, at her home. Wilma was born on September 10, 1927, the daughter of Leo and Esther (Peet) Kenney. She was a graduate of North Branch High School. On September 27, 1947, Wilma married Lloyd Swoish at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in North Branch. She worked at the North Branch Food Lockers and was a homemaker. Wilma was a member of St. Mary’s Burnside Altar Society. She enjoyed sewing, playing cards with her card group and bird watching. But most of all she loved traveling with her husband, sister, Shirley and brother-in-law Jim Kohler out west and their winters in Florida.

Wilma is survived by her sons, Terry, Larry, Steve and Francis, her 4 grandchildren,   her 3 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents and her sisters, Shirley and Hazel.

Visitation for Wilma will be on Sunday, November 6, 2022, 3:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. at Blackburn Chapel-Martin Funeral Home with Rosary at 7:00 P.M. On Monday, November 7, 2022, visitation will be 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M. at St. Mary’s Burnside with Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 A.M. Rev. Sama Muma will be officiating.  Wilma will be laid to rest next to her husband at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

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Arrangements by Blackburn Chapel-Martin Funeral Home

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Services

Visitation
Sunday
November 6, 2022

3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Blackburn Chapel Martin Funeral Home
4216 Huron St. Box 248
North Branch, MI 48461

Recitation of the Rosary
Sunday
November 6, 2022

7:00 PM
Blackburn Chapel Martin Funeral Home
4216 Huron St. Box 248
North Branch, MI 48461

Visitation
Monday
November 7, 2022

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
St. Mary's-Burnside Catholic Church
5622 Summers Road
North Branch, MI 48461

Mass of Christian Burial
Monday
November 7, 2022

11:00 AM
St. Mary's-Burnside Catholic Church
5622 Summers Road
North Branch, MI 48461

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