Lela Mae Silver Swanson, 84 of Oakland, NE

Lela Mae Silver Swanson was born January 30, 1930 in Blair, Nebraska at the home of James C. and Hilda Marie (Doshe) Wallace.  She passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Oakland Heights, in Oakland, Nebraska, at the age of 84.

While young, her family moved to a farm near Tekamah, Nebraska and then to Bertha, Nebraska, where she attended grade school.  In 1947, she graduated from Oakland Public High School.

Lela Swanson

On December 14, 1947, Lela married Richard Silver.  They had one daughter, Crystal Kay “Alix”.

Lela worked as a waitress in Oakland Cafés and as a dental assistant for Dr. Scheffel for several years.  In 1972, she bought her own café, Lea’s, which she ran for 20 years.

Lela became an EMT member of the Oakland Rescue Squad and was very proud to serve on this team for several years.

Her husband of 47 years, Dick Silver, died on August 4, 1994.

Lela Married Carl “Junior” Swanson of Lyons, Nebraska on June 27, 1998.  Carl passed away August 8, 2004.  Lela then moved back to her home town of Oakland on September 1, 2004.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands; brother, James Wallace; and sister, Lil Reinert.

Lela is survived by her daughter, Alix Jorden, of Oakland; grandson, Greg (Manuela) Millard of Tomah, WI; great grandsons, Kevin and Derek; sister, Jenny Hamilton of Walnut, IA; sister-in-law, Dorothy Wallace of Oakland; and several nieces and nephews.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, April 12, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Oakland.

NO VISITATION

BURIAL: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

MEMORIALS: To the family

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