| 1. | Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Hardy was born on 18 Oct 1918 in Evaston, Cook County, Illinois, United States; died on 15 Feb 2007 in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, United States; was buried on 31 Mar 2007 in First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Mary Lou Hardy
- _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178394076
- _FGRAVE: 178394076
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Died:
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
Mary married Arthur Dean "Dean" Swift on 3 Mar 1941 in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Arthur was born on 27 Sep 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States; died on 28 Aug 2000 in Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, United States; was buried on 1 Sep 2000 in First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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