Penelope (Pene) Sue Swedelius

1944 - 2015

Penelope (Pene) Sue Swedelius obituary, 1944-2015, Sheridan, WY

Penelope (Pene) Sue Swedelius

1944 - 2015

BORN

1944

DIED

2015

Penelope Swedelius Obituary

Published by The Sheridan Press (Sheridan, WY) from Jan. 29 to Jan. 30, 2015.
Pene, 70, died suddenly in her home Monday, January 26th. She was born April 27th, 1944 in Sheridan, Wyoming to Rudy Schilling and Patricia Carlon.
Pene met the love of her life at Sheridan High School in 1957. She and Karl married in 1960 at the First Christian Church in Sheridan, Wyoming. In 1965, they moved to Story, where they raised two children and helped raise two grandchildren.
Pene worked as a scale master and spent many years as an EMT II on the Story Ambulance. She also worked at the Story store and volunteered at the Story Library. She was active in the Story Garden Club for years. First and foremost, Pene was devoted to her family and friends. She loved Story and the Bighorns, gardening, watching birds with a cup of tea in the mornings, stamping and making cards, and her continuous reign as the queen of pinochle. Her raspberry patch was a thing of beauty. Each generation knew how to pick a raspberry correctly and ate more than ever made it inside the house. Her great grandchildren never let her go to sleep while visiting before she would tell them a story about a little boy and his great adventures in the woods. She woke early every morning with a smile on her face, excited to greet her loved ones with a good morning hug and an "I love you", thrilled to have someone up to visit with. She was patient beyond comprehension. The great grandkids always knew she was the one to go to if they wanted to play dolls or cars with someone who wouldn't make up an excuse to do something else.
Pene was preceded in death by her mother, her father and sister, Pam. Pene is survived by her husband, Karl of Story, WY; her children, Kerene (Paul) Gust of Rock Springs, WY and Shan Swedelius of Story, WY; grandchildren, TaAnna (Courtney) Brown of Salida, CO and Kyle Swedelius of Story, WY; and great-grandchildren Karl Courtney Brown and Hazel Penelope Brown of Salida, CO.
A celebration of life will be held at the First Christian Church on Friday, Jan. 30th at 1pm with Doug Goodwin officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Story Cemetery next to her mother in the family plot.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Christian Church in Sheridan. Arrangements are entrusted with Champion Funeral Home.
This obituary was originally published in The Sheridan Press (Sheridan, WY).

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February 3, 2015

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L. Smith

February 3, 2015

Offering my deepest sympathy for your great loss. May Almighty God provide peace and strength as you endure this difficult time.

February 3, 2015

Pene and I were high school buddies (along with Sheila Shreve). I have such fond memories of the times we shared. Such a wonderful person. She will be missed. Peggy Collins Caldwell

Cherry Jones

February 2, 2015

Thoughts and sympathy to you, Karl, at this most difficult time.

Numbers 6:26 Psalm 115:16

February 2, 2015

It can be so hard to face the first year without your loved one, but the love of family and friends can carry you through.

Psalm 83:18

February 2, 2015

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

February 2, 2015

I do not know your family but I offer my sincerest condolences. While reading obituary I felt how much Mrs.Swedelius is loved. May it comfort you to know Almighty God has promised to swallow up death forever and wipe away the tears from all faces. Is. 25:8
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Peggy Reinhart Patterson

February 1, 2015

February 1, 2015

To Karl and family,
Our prayers and thoughts are with you during this time of grief.
There are so many wonderful and childhood memories with our family with Pene and the Schillings, our cousins who spent many afternoons playing in Ranchester and at our home in Conrad, Mt.

I am attaching this great pictures of the brothers and sisters at Aunt Patti's funeral. Blessings to all in the good times and the tough ones.

Peggy Reinhart Patterson

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The Schillings

January 31, 2015

We know how much Pene meant to her husband, children, grandchildren and great grands. Wonderful childhood memories in Story, WY had by all members of the Schillings. Sorry you lost someone so special to you.

Peggy (Luckett) Lewis

January 31, 2015

I loved Pene. My great sympathy to Karl and family.

Scott Zempel

January 30, 2015

My Condolence to the Family.

January 30, 2015

I am so sorry to hear about Pene's passing. I met her at the Story Garden Club and always enjoyed being with her and working with her on the Story Days Floats. I will miss her, and feel very blessed to have known her. My deepest sympathy to her family.
Kathy Prather
The Woodlands, TX and Story, WY

January 30, 2015

Dear Karl and family,
We were deeply saddened to hear of Pene's passing. Our thoughts and parayers are with you. Barb and Bruce Puett

January 29, 2015

Sending love and prayers to all of you. Pene was a fantastic person who immediately made you feel you'd known her forever and you'd been coming to her home just as long. I loved getting her handmade cards and I feel so fortunate to have known her through you, TaAnna. Litzens

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