Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Hardy b. 18 Oct 1918 Evaston, Cook County, Illinois, United States d. 15 Feb 2007 Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, United States

Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Hardy

1918 - 2007 (88 years)

Name	Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Hardy
Nickname	Mary Lou
Birth	18 Oct 1918	Evaston, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Gender	Female
Name	Mary Lou Hardy
_FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178394076
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Death	15 Feb 2007	Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, United States
	Mary Louise Hardy was born in Evanston in 1918 to Clarion DeWitt Hardy and Mary Elizabeth "Mamie" Saul. She was the youngest of their three children and the only girl. The family lived in South Dakota for several years and moved to Evanston prior to Mary's birth. Clarion died in 1936 and Mary is listed with her mother in Evanston in the 1940 census. Mary Lou married A. Dean Swift on 3 Mar 1941 in Cook County. Dean worked for many years with Sears, eventually becoming their C.E.O. Mary Lou and Dean had 2 sons and a daughter. The children are listed in Dean's memorial. Mary Lou and Dean celebrated 59 years of marriage together before Dean died in 2000. Mary Lou never remarried. She died in 2007. Obituary: Mary Louise Swift Mary Louise Swift, 88, of Lake Forest, IL, died Feb. 15 in Sarasota, FL. She was born in Evanston in 1918, graduated from Northwestern University and moved multiple times with her late husband, Mr. A. Dean Swift, acquiring many friends along the way. Mrs. Swift has resided in Lake Forest for the past 35 years. Mrs. Swift was an enthusiastic volunteer and active on many boards. She volunteered at the Chicago Boys Club, Museum of Science and Industry, Illinois Children's Home and Aid, and the Chicago Symphony. In Lake Forest she was active in the garden club, book discussion groups, First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, Kappa Kappa Gamma, golf group and PEO She was an avid lover of birds, gardens and nature of any kind. She will be remembered for being a wonderful mother and friend, with a graceful, dynamic spirit who lit up any room she entered. She is survived by her sons, Dean W. (Margaret) Swift of Cody, WY, Dr. Daniel L. (Susan) Swift of Rockville, IL; daughter Sara (William) Swift Snyder of Lake Bluff; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, March 31 at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest. Donations may be made in her name to the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest Printed in the Lake Forester, Thursday, Mar. 15, 2007
Burial	31 Mar 2007	First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, United States
	Address: 700 N. Sheridan Road Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois United states
Person ID	I25131	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
Last Modified	28 May 2020

Father	Clarion DeWitt Hardy, b. 2 Oct 1877, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, United States d. 27 Jun 1936, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States (Age 58 years)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth "Mamie" Saul, b. 3 Oct 1880, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Dec 1948, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States (Age 68 years)
Marriage	21 Jun 1906	Davison County, South Dakota, United States
Family ID	F8642	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Arthur Dean "Dean" Swift, b. 27 Sep 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States d. 28 Aug 2000, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, United States (Age 81 years)

Marriage 3 Mar 1941 Cook County, Illinois, United States