Sources: Patrick Welsh & James Tomlinson
She is married to Harvey Elvin Swieter.
They got married on March 7, 1950 at Oliver Smith home, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, she was 18 years old.
Harvey Elvin Swieter oo Barbara Ann Epple
Marriage source: Author: Welsh, Patrick, Title: Naber_Troff.ged, (Publication location unknown, Publisher: PW, Publication date: xii Mar MMV) for fact of marriage.
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Child(ren):
Barbara Ann Epple
Sources: Author: Welsh, Patrick; Title: Naber_Troff.ged, (Publication site unknown, Publisher: PW, Publication date: xii Mar MMV) for name = Barbara Ann Epple.
Author: Tomlinson, James; Title: "Barbara Ann Epple Swieter," (Publication site: Geneva, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: vi Oct MMXII)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98360028/barbara-ann-swieter
"Photo [woman] added by James Tomlinson Added [photograph of stone shared with Harvey Swieter] by Betsy Monson
Barbara Ann Epple Swieter Birth 7 Jul 1931 Mitchell County, Iowa, USA Death 5 Oct 2012 (aged 81) Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Burial Saint Peters Cemetery Geneva, Franklin County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 98360028
Barbara Ann Swieter, age 81, of Hampton, Iowa, was born the daughter of Theodore and Grace Naber Epple on July 7, 1931, in Mitchell County Iowa. She received her education from the country schoolhouse near her home.
Barbara was united in marriage with Harvey Elvin Swieter, on March 7, 1950, in Waterloo, Iowa. They first made their home on a farm in rural Iowa Falls, Iowa, and later on a farm in rural Hampton, Iowa. Barbara was a loving wife and caring mother.
Barbara accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal savior on August 22, 1943, through John 6:47, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life." at the Hitesville Bible Conference. She was in fellowship with the Christians that gather at the Hitesville Gospel Hall.
Barbara died Friday October 5, 2012, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, from injuries sustained from an accidental fall. She was preceded in death by: her husband, Harvey Swieter on February 5, 2008; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Peck; parents, Theodore and Grace Epple; four sisters, Jene Scott, Kathleen Harms, Arlene Axiotis and Yvonne Scott; and three brothers, Wayne, Ross and Orrie Epple.
Barbara is survived by: three sons, Russell (Angela) Swieter, Des Moines, Iowa, Wesley (Sherrill) Swieter, Ackley, Iowa, and Irvin (Barbara) Swieter, Parkersburg, Iowa; three daughters, Jolene (Duane) Peck, Edgewood, Iowa, Leona (Burt) Snipes, Tijeras, New Mexico, and Marlene (Daryl) Walvatne, Hawkeye, Iowa; 20 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren; one sister, Lois (David) Novak, Highland, Wisconsin; a brother-in-law, Robert (Shirley) Swieter, Clarion, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Lois Epple, Grants Pass, Oregon; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at Hitesville Gospel Hall rural Aplington, with burial in Saint Peters Evangelical Cemetery in Geneva.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Parkersburg, (319)346-1534, and one hour before services at the hall.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Family Members
Parents
Theodore Richard Epple 1896-1964
Grace Frances Naber Epple 1898-1994
Spouse
Harvey Elvin Swieter 1925-2008 (m. 1950)
Siblings
Jene Charlotte Epple Scott 1920-2000
Wayne Arlington Epple 1922-2005
Kathleen Addie Epple Harms 1923-2012
Arlene Bernice Epple Axiotis 1925-2003
Yvonne Epple Scott 1928-1999
Ross Epple 1935-1977
Orrie George Epple 1938-2008
Created by: James Tomlinson Added: 6 Oct 2012 Find A Grave Memorial 98360028"
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