Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/10238 Surname: SWINDERMAN, MC CORD, GRISWOLD, PEZELY ------------------------- Montrose Journal, Jan. 19, 1922 --CASPER A. SWINDERMAN, a prominent citizen of Charleston, Lee County, Iowa, died at his home in Charleston on Sunday, Jan 8, 1922, aged 73 years and 2 days after a short illness of about one week from the effect of a stroke of paralysis. Casper Swindrman was born at St. Louis, Mo. and as a child moved with his parents of LaSalle co,Ill., where he received a good education in the Public School of that day. He came to Iowa in 1870. Located at Sandusky, Lee County and conducted a butcher shop furnishing meat for the U.S. Government to the workmen on the Des Moines Rapids Canal and in 1877 he moved to Charleston Township and rented a farm which he later purchased and since has purchased adjoining farms until at the present time he was owner of 431 acres of well imporved land and about two years ago he left the farm and with his wife moved to Charleston. He was a republican in politics and religously Catholic, was a member of Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has held office of School Treasurer and Township Trustee until time of his death. Casper Swinderman was married to Miss AMANDA McCHORD in 1875 who was a native of Lee County, Iowa, who survives him besides the following children, 7 boys and 2 girls: Lawrence J., William, Walter, Frank and Edward of Charleston; Joseph and Charles of Carthage, South Dakota and Mrs. Sim Griswold and Mrs. Harry Pezley of Fort Madison and 26 grandchildren; two brothers and a sister: Wm. of Maryville, Kansas, George of Boise, Idaho and Mrs. John Smith of Bellingham, Washington are left to mourn their loss. The family were all at home except his son Joseph when he passed away. Also his brother William was here to help care for him. The funeral sermon was conducted at his residence Tuesday at 2 pm by Rev. DeBerg of the Presbyterian Church at Donnellson. The pall bearers were Joseph Wahrer, John Lowenberg, Adam Hopp, J.H. Vermazen, Eli Scott and L.A. Bassett. He was interned in the Charleston Cemetery in a metallic vault. The sympathy of the whole neighborhood is extended to the bereaved wife and children who have lost a kind husband and a loving father.