Marsha Faye (Johnson) Swanson

Marsha Faye (Johnson) Swanson obituary, Duluth, MN

Marsha Faye (Johnson) Swanson

Marsha (Johnson) Swanson Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 14, 2025.
Our beautiful loving mother, grandmother & great-grandmother, Marsha Faye (Johnson) Swanson passed away on November 12, 2025, at the age of 86, in Duluth, MN.

Marsha is survived by Colleen & Pete Cich and Cory & Gina Swanson. Grandmother to Peter Cich, Justin (Ashley) Cich, Jeri Swanson, Jered (Nicole Weisinger) Swanson, Jeremy (Clara) Swanson, and six great-grandchildren. Marsha has been reunited with the love of her life Herman Swanson; her parents, John & Margaret Johnson; and her sister, Cheryl Cannon.

Memorial Service will be on Saturday, November 22 at Sunrise Funeral Home Hermantown. Visitation at 11am followed by service at 12Noon.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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