Doris Elaine Swanson

February 14, 1930 - January 3, 2025

Doris was born February 14, 1930 on a farm near Osceola, Nebraska to Richard Christan and Viola Esther Wieseman. She attended Osceola schools and graduated from National Business Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska where she was employed by the First Trust Company until she married Jack Wehrman Swanson on May 24,1953. They moved to Alexandra, Virginia where she was employed by the First National Bank of Alexandria and Jack finished his term in the service.

Upon Jack's discharge from the U.S. Army, the couple moved to Denver, Colorado, where they resided for 25 years. In 1980, they moved to Ouray, Colorado and started a publishing business called Wayfinder Press, later Rail Ventures Publishing. Doris and Jack participated in publishing until Jack's death in 1997.

Over the years, Doris enjoyed Beta Sigma Phi, Women's Society of Christian Service, Church Women United, and Canaan Friends of Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary as well as being a member, deacon and Stephen Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Ouray. Doris moved to Ft Collins in 2000. Most of all, she enjoyed and loved her family.

The survivors include her four children: Karen A. Florio and her husband, Mark, of Montrose, Colorado; Debbie Pidcock and her husband, Bob, of Fort Collins, Colorado; Jim Swanson and his wife, Cheryl, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Jeff Swanson and his wife, Pam, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Additionally, she is survived by twelve grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, her nephew, Kim Suchy, from Western Springs, Illinois, and her niece, Kathy Suchy, from Lubbock, Texas.

A visitation will be held 6-8 pm on Thursday, January 9th, 2025 at Allnutt Funeral Funeral Service - Drake Chapel, 650 W Drake Rd., Ft Collins, CO 80526.

A memorial service with a reception to follow will be held at 11:00 am Friday, January 10th at Allnutt Funeral Service - Drake Chapel. For those unable to attend the service in person, a livestream will be available, please join the provided link on the day of the service. https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/c25015959992225

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary at kanaan.org/en/Donations. (Non-deductible, located in Frankfurt Germany) Checks may be written to Canaan in the Desert, 4849 N 40th St. Phoenix, AZ 85028, the American branch (tax deductible).