Harvey Dean Swier
February 14, 1944 — August 14, 2019
Harvey D. Swier, 75, of Crooks died Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the Sanford USD Medical Center.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 AM Monday, August 19, 2019 at First Lutheran Church, Colton. Burial will be in the Minnehaha Cemetery, rural Colton. Visitation will be from 3-5:00 PM Sunday at the Minnehaha Funeral Chapel, Colton.
Born Feb. 14 th , 1944 to Nick & Martina (VanLiere) Swier of Colton, SD. After attending Colton High School, he worked at the Colton Lumberyard. On March 2 nd, 1963 he married Elaine Stene at First Lutheran Church in Colton. They moved to Denver, CO in 1965 where Harv worked making custom cabinets and counter tops. In 1979, they returned to South Dakota and started his own carpentry business in Crooks, SD. After retirement he enjoyed camping & 4-wheeling with family and friends.
Grateful for sharing his life are his wife Elaine, children Jill (Dave) Dybvig of Hermosa, SD, Nick (Stacy) Swier of Crooks, SD and Kim (John) Niemann of Baltic, SD, 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. sisters Kaye Burgers of Brandon, SD and Gladys Honken of Sioux Falls, SD. Harv was preceded in death by his parents, 5 brothers and 5 sisters.
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