Obituary: Shirley Ann Theresa Swanson

Shirley Ann Theresa Swanson, 73, of Norfolk, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday May 13, 2013.  She was the beloved wife of William Herman Swanson to whom she was married on July 26, 1959.

Born in Boston on March 16, 1940, she was a loving daughter of the late Joseph and Genevieve (Gempka) Bruneau.  She had attended Readville Schools, and was a graduate of the Walpole High School.

She was a lifelong homemaker, and she and her husband enjoyed raising their four children in Norfolk.  Shirley had been an avid volunteer within the Parish of St. Jude’s in Norfolk.  She had also been very involved with the healing ministry of Fr. Joe McDermott at the Parish of the Immaculate Conception in Stoughton.  She was also a Eucharistic minister at St. Jude’s.

In addition to her beloved husband she is survived by loving children, Donna Thompson of Franklin, Debra and her husband James Desper of Attleboro, Darleen Swanson of Mansfield, and Derek Swanson and his wife Jessica of Fairfield, CT.  She was the devoted grandmother of four grandchildren, Jennifer Norton, Erika Swanson, Corey Thompson, and James Desper Jr.

Relatives and friends are invited to call at the RJ Ross Funeral Home, 135 South Street, Route 1A, Wrentham Centre, on Thursday from 4-8 p.m.  Her Funeral Mass will be Celebrated on Friday at 9 AM in St. Jude’s Church, 86 Main Street, Norfolk. Burial will follow in Norfolk Cemetery.

Donations in her memory may be made to VNA Care Network and Hospice, Development Office, 5 Federal Street, Danvers, MA 01923-3687

Arrangements are in the care of Richard Ross and the RJ Ross Funeral Home, Wrentham Centre.