Sheila L Swenson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Princeton - Sheila Ludlow Welsh Swenson, 95, was born to the late William and Charlotte Welsh, along with her twin sister Jean at their grandmother’s home in Southport England. Their lives changed permanently with the outbreak of World War II in 1939. In 1950 Sheila came to the USA as an exchange teacher. That year she and Conrad Swenson met and fell in love. She went back to England but returned shortly after and the two were married on April 11, 1953. Sheila continued her much loved career of teaching first grade for many years while raising their two children with Conrad. Always adventurous, she enjoyed traveling, camping, hiking and skiing. Other hobbies were golfing, sewing, knitting the cutest outfits for her grandchildren, shopping and baking. Sheila Swenson passed away at her home on November 28, 2020. She was laid to rest next to her beloved Conrad on December 7, 2020 at the Greenwood Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter Lorraine Jean Oaks and her son-in-law, John Oakes; a daughter-in-law, Debra Cole Swenson; three grandchildren, Eric Conrad Swenson, Katherine Linnea Nelson and Kristin Williamson Swenson; four great grandchildren, William Conrad Swenson, Oliver Conrad Swenson, Charlotte Grace Nelson and Rosalie Lynn Nelson. Preceded in death by her parents, William and Charlotte Welsh, her husband, E. Conrad Swenson, one son William Conrad Swenson, her twin sister, Jean Charlotte (Welsh) Ashcroft, one brother-in-law, Forrest Goodacre Ashcroft and one grandson, Stefan James Nelson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family for charitable distribution. Online memorials and condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com Arrangements by Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments.

Sheila L Swenson

March 8, 1925 - November 28, 2020