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Daniel Gordon Swartzenberger

1943 - 2025

Daniel Gordon Swartzenberger obituary, 1943-2025, Kalispell, MT

BORN

1943

DIED

2025

Daniel Swartzenberger Obituary

Daniel Gordon Swartzenberger, 82

Daniel Gordon Swartzenberger 82, passed away Oct 24th 2025. He was born to Isabel Swartzenberger in Van Nuys, Ca on Aug 29th 1943. Dan was the oldest of 11 children. 5 brothers Butch, Ronnie, Joe, Jim and Dale and 5 sisters Barbara, Dana, Donna, Debbie and Lori. In 1955 they moved to Kalispell to continue their family business. After the passing of his father, John Swartzenberger he quit school to help the family business. He married Lynda Franklin in 1972, who had 2 children, Bill and Lisa Franklin. The couple had one son in 1974, Tony Swartzenberger. In 1995 they moved to Polson to be close to Lynda's parents. He was preceded in death by his wife Lynda Swartzenberger in 2018. He enjoyed fishing, spending time in his wood shop working on one of his many projects, playing pinochle-called too competitive by some and watching westerns especially John Wayne. He was hard headed but had the softest heart who would drop anything to help family, friends or neighbors. His family was the most important thing to him.

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Published by Daily Inter Lake on Nov. 16, 2025.

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