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Richard "Swede" Swanson

1928 - 09/18/2025

BORN

1928

DIED

09/18/2025

FUNERAL HOME

Kutis Funeral Home, Inc, South County Chapel

5255 Lemay Ferry Road

Saint Louis, Missouri

Richard Swanson Obituary

Swede passed away peacefully in Sarasota, FL. Funeral arrangements are available thru Kutis Funeral Home Inc.

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

Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sep. 24, 2025.

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Sep

25

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Kutis South County Funeral Home

5255 Lemay Ferry Rd, St. Louis, MO 63129

Sep

26

Funeral

10:00 a.m.

Kutis South County Funeral Home

5255 Lemay Ferry Rd, St. Louis, MO 63129

Sep

26

Burial

New St. Marcus Cemetery

7904 Gravois Rd., St. Louis, MO

Funeral services provided by:

Kutis Funeral Home, Inc, South County Chapel

5255 Lemay Ferry Road (at Butler Hill), Saint Louis, MO 63129

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