Elizabeth Swanat

She was born on October 21, 1949 in Derby, CT, the daughter of William L. Hine and Violet Bradshaw.

She attended Ansonia Assumption School, Connecticut University, and the Ansonia Academy of Hair Dressing.

Elizabeth was a talented artist.

She married David A Swanat of August 3, 1991. The moved to Franklin, NY in 2002, to live peacefully in the country.

Elizabeth is survived by her husband David A. Swanat of Franklin, NY; a son and daughter from her first marriage, Roger Gill Jr. and his wife Stacy Gill of Lake Tahoe, California, and Kerry Ann Gill Osterout and her husband Thad Osterout; three grandchildren, Tyler and Dylan Osterout, and Zellarea Gill; two sisters, Marsha (Daniel) Hine Skuret of Orange, Connecticut and Maureen Ann (Nunzio) Hine Parente of Ansonia, Connecticut; and one brother, William Richard Hine Jr. of Newtown, Connecticut.

She was predeceased by her parents; as well as her in laws, Arthur and Lillian Swanat.

Donations in Elizabeth’s memory are asked to be made to the Delaware Valley Humane Society, PO Box 182, Sidney, New York 13838.

Arrangements are by the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home, Franklin, NY.

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