WOOSTER – Doris Swinehart, 94 of Wooster, died the evening of March 4, 2013. Friends will be received at the McIntire, Bradham & Sleek Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster on Sunday, March 10, 2013 from 4-6:00 p.m. Services will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church, 301 N. Market St., Wooster on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Ann Paynter officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Born August 15, 1918 in Orrville she was the daughter of Christian B. and Bertha Moser Geiser. She graduated from Orrville High School and from Goshen College with a B.A. degree in education. She taught in the Orrville Schools at Walnut Street School and was a principal at Maple Street School. After marrying John Swinehart, she moved to the Swinehart family farm near Wooster and taught in the Wooster Schools at Wayne and Melrose Elementary. She loved reading, oil painting, crafts and flower gardening. She especiallt enjoyed tending her thousands of daffodils. John and Doris enjoyed traveling in the United States and visiting their relatives in other states. A highlight of their travels was a trip to Switzerland with relatives and friends to meet several of their Geiser relatives. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church where she was a council member, Sunday School teacher and was in the Stephen Ministries and prayer chain. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, 301 N. Market St., Wooster 44691 or the Salvation Army of Wooster, P.O.764, 437 S. Market St., Wooster, OH 44691. Surviving are a son, Gary (Brenda) of Kirtland, Ohio and grandson Brian living in Columbus, Ohio; sisters Lucille Randall (Edward) of Massachusetts, Lois Gerber (Byron) of Orrville, and Virginia Cocanower (Harold) of South Carolina; and sisters-in-law Justine Geiser of Wooster and Floramae Rusty Geiser of Florida. Her husband, John Swinehart, a baby sister, Lorena and brothers Howard, C.B., Jr. and Doyle (Stan) preceded her in death.
Memorial Contributions
Zion Lutheran Church, 301 N. Market St., Wooster, OH 44691 or the Salvation Army, 437 S. Market St., Wooster, OH 44691
Service
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church
Visitation
Sunday, March 10, 2013 from 4-6:00 p.m.
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