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Stanley G. Swaine
1932 - 2025
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1932
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2025
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Stanley G.
Jun 18, 1932 - Nov 8, 2025
Stanley Patch Swaine - of Marilla, NY passed away November 8, 2025 at the age of 93. Husband of his beloved late wife Anne, awesome Dad of Cathy Clarke, Sheila Francis (Joe), and David (Amy) Swaine, loving granda to Liam Clarke, Conor Clarke, Jamie Francis, Patrick Francis, Katie (Pete) Salmon, Lauren (Greg) Thur, and Megan Swaine. He was also a proud great granda to Mila and Grace, and a loving pet parent of Princess. He is survived by his sister Claire Ellis, and late brother Floyd 'Buzz', and sister Irene, many nieces and nephews, and good friends. He served in the Air Force in the Korean war, and was a longtime member, and past commander of the Marilla Veterans. He was truly a great man, and gentleman who will be terribly missed by all. Family will be present to receive friends at the CHARLES MEYER FUNERAL HOME, 13228 Broadway Alden, NY on Thursday from 4-7 PM. Graveside Services with Military Honors will be held at the Maplewood Cemetery, East Ave., Marilla, NY on Friday at 11 AM. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. PO Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516. Share your condolences at meyerfuneralhome.com
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Sheila A Francis
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These are just some of the thoughts I'd like to share about my father Stanley Patch Swaine, husband of his beloved late wife Anne and my loving mother my very loving mother, awesome dad of Cathy, me and my brother David (Amy), granda to Liam and Connor (Cathy's boys) Katie Lauren and Megan (my brother and Amy's girls) and Jamie and Patrick (my two most loving and thoughtful kids), great granda of course of Mila (my Jamie's precious girl) and Grace (my brother's daughter Lauren and Greg's little girl), loving brother to his sister Claire, late brother Floyd (fortunately nicknamed Buzz) and late sister Irene and many nieces and nephews.
We've all did a lot of things together with my father. We played poker on the weekends in winter at my parents house. My father stayed in almost every hand hoping the cards would reconoiter but they didn't and he ended up being the top donator to the pot most weeks. He played golf with my brother, took us fishing, he played softball with Marilla Grillers, bowled and could spot you 11 in horseshoes and that'd be it for you. When he retired he took up building bird houses and donated them to charities and organizations around here and gave to friends and family around the world. We were happy to hear that the bird houses went global. He built them I painted them and he was so glad and proud of my finished product good or bad Back in the day one of us would make arrangements to get together for a happy hour now and then and just have a great time. My father had a wicked sense of humor and we would be entertained for hours by this and his awesome fabulous stories of a life extremely well lived. He was just somebody you'd been glad to have met.
He leaves us behind with a million great memories to cherish, many good friends with memorable memories too, I'm sure. And many nieces and nephews. He had a great disposition and have heard what a profound effect he had on all their lives and I'm not surprised.
He was a good man, a true friend and he was a gentleman.
He is and will be terribly missed. See you later Dad. Love you. Sheila
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