Doris Carolyne Swart
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Doris Carolyne Swart, 93, of Holton, Kansas, passed away Thursday October 30, 2020 in Carmel Indiana. She was born October 16, 1927 in the family home north of Holton, the daughter of Fred and Josephine (Sigmund) Dachenhausen. Glenn, her brother was the oldest, then Doris, Martha and Edrie. They all grew up on the family farm during the depression.
Doris graduated from Wetmore High School in 1945 then worked for the Santa Fe Railroad in Topeka. In 1952 Doris married William John Swart of Goff Kansas. They went to live in Manhattan Kansas as Bill completed college on the GI bill and they started their family.
They later lived in Mount Vernon, Illinois and moved to Wabash Indiana in 1959 where they spent the next 30 plus years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Elks Club, the Wabash Country Club and Tri Kappa Social Sorority Throughout their lifetime in Indiana, the Swarts were involved with Funk's G Hybrid so corn was their life. How us kids hated those Sunday drives to "watch" the corn grow and count population. Bill and Doris enjoyed many years of seed corn meetings across the country with co- workers and friends.
The entire family always took summer trips across the country in our "pop up" camper and visited almost every state.
Doris was also active with her family with the ongoing 4-H projects that took up every summer. Gardening, cooking, canning and freezing foods was an integral part of her life. Doris was best known for her rhubarb products: rhubarb cake, jams, and mostly her famous rhubarb custard pie. A family favorite, plus there was always corn. In addition, Doris was always sewing making the school skirts, clothes, dresses and prom dresses. Many times, we were literally "sown" into the dress since we ran out of time. In 1964, Doris was selected as Mother of the year in Wabash.
Doris was a stay-at-home mother raising four children; Deborah Lyne , David Allen Denise Carol, and Diane Rena until she joined the real estate world as an agent for Century 21 in 1974, an occupation she loved. In 1988 Doris and Bill left Wabash for retirement in Crossville Tennessee where they had many wonderful years of playing golf, family visits and travelling the world.
She is survived by her daughters: Deborah L Woehler (husband Thomas) of Houston, TX, Denise C Stover (husband, Dave) of Galveston IN, Diane R Kink (husband, Bruce) The Woodlands TX and Jo Swart wife of Doris's deceased son, David Allen Swart who left this world Dec 2018. Her brother -in- law and sister- in- law, Carl and Ruth Swart in Seneca Kansas.
Doris has eight grandchildren, two step grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Plus 13 nieces and nephews.
Doris is preceded in death by her husband, Bill Swart, sister Edrie Thompson and brother Glenn Dachenhausen. Her sister Martha Heller resides in Delaware.
The date for the celebration of life will be set in the near future. A special thank you goes to Lynn Pont, Pam Chalis, Caroline McNelley for their amazing care and love for mom in the last years of her life.
Donations in Doris's honor can be made to Fairfield Methodist Church where she and Bill were members for over 20 years during their retirement, 231 Westchester Drive, Fairfield Glade, TN 38558.