Norman Eugene SWEEN

1927 - 2022  (94 years)

• Name	Norman Eugene SWEEN
  Birth	6 Aug 1927	Mower County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Feb 2022	Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota
  Burial	Saint Finbarrs Cemetery, Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota
  Notes	Norman Sween, 94, of Grand Meadow, MN, died on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at his home. Norm was born on August 6, 1927, in Grand Meadow, MN to Clifford and Evelyn (Skogstad) Sween. Norm attended country school in the Bear Creek area and graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1945. Like many of his classmates, Norm volunteered for the service, leaving high school two months before graduation. He chose the Navy which trained him to be a medic/corpsman. The Navy sent him to Great Lakes, San Diego, and Baltimore for that training. Luckily, the war ended before he was shipped overseas. On July 26, 1947, he married Kathleen "Kitty" Stier, his high school sweetheart, and they started the love story that would span 69 years. They began their married life in Great Lakes, IL, where Norm was stationed, later returning to Grand Meadow. Norm worked for many years as manager of the Home Telephone Company of Grand Meadow, Racine, and Wykoff, and later Pierce Telephone in Riceville, IA. He was active in the Minnesota Independent Telephone Association and kept close contact with telephone friends from southern Minnesota. Norm took great pride in his hometown and was part of the Grand Meadow Booster Club and the Grand Meadow Development Corporation where Norm helped with the annual chicken barbecue at Meadow Fest and working on getting new businesses in town. Norm saw the need to keep Grand Meadow vibrant. Norm was active in Boy Scouts, serving as Cub Master. He and Kitty volunteered for Meals on Wheels and a St. Finbarr's Catholic Church. While still enlisted in the Navy, Norm became a member of the Harry T. Anderson Post #140 and was a valued member for 75 years. Until just recently, Norm would be graveside at military funerals, honoring our service men and women. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Paul T. Sween, daughter-in-law Joan Sween, brother Gordon Sween, brothers-in-law Richard Stier, Jerry Stier, Adrian Stier, Dave Christian, and a sister-in-law Dale Stier.
  Person ID	I11744	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Clifford Henry SWEEN,   b. 11 Mar 1899, Minnesota d. 31 Dec 1987, Mower County, Minnesota (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Evelyn SKOGSTAD,   b. 7 Nov 1903, Racine Twp, Mower County, Minnesota d. 8 Jun 1992, Mower County, Minnesota (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1923	Mower County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F8322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathleen Therese STIER,   b. 29 Jul 1927, Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota d. 4 Sep 2016, Grand Meadow, Mower County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1947	Mower County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Paul Thomas SWEEN,   b. 8 Oct 1949, Mower County, Minnesota d. 2 Oct 2009, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F8826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2017