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Birth:          8 Dec 1930 Iowa City, Iowa
Death:          4 Jul 2004 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cause of Death: heart failure

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pub rec on ancestry 1701 Keith Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Arnold L. Swalley, 73, of 2724 28th Ave. SW, died of heart failure Sunday, July 4, 
2004, in St. Luke's Hospital. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Murdoch-Linwood Funeral 
Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Tom Pietz of First Lutheran 
Church. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and one hour 
before services Saturday. 

 Survivors include his children, Sheila (Bob) Ford of Phoenix, Wendy Carpenter, Roger 
(Ramona) Swalley and Mark Swalley, all of Cedar Rapids; 14 grandchildren; three 
great-grandchildren; his fiancee, Wilma Johnson of Cedar Rapids; many nieces and 
nephews; and two sisters, Lucille Swalley of Cedar Rapids and Julie Goodall of 
Arkansas. 

 He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Steven; six brothers, Richard, 
Vernon, Leland, Ed, Bob and Dale; and two sisters, Audrey and Dorothy. 

 Arnold was born Dec. 8, 1930, the son of Edward and Gladys Johnson Swalley, in 
Iowa City, Iowa. He served with the United States Army. On Jan. 6, 1953, he married 
Audrey Aimers. They later divorced in 1999. Arnold worked for Harper-McIntyre, was a 
butcher for Wilson Foods for 17 years and then did odd jobs. He enjoyed gardening 
and yard work, bingo, cold coffee, fishing, and loved spending time with his children 
and grandchildren. 

 Arnold was a loving father and friend. 

 Instead of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in memory of Arnold. 

 Please sign the online guest book for Arnold at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under 
obituaries. 
 Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - Tuesday, July 6, 2004 

Parents
SWALLEY Edward Murphy ()
JOHNSON Gladys ()

Siblings
SWALLEY Arnold Lavern (8 Dec 1930 - 4 Jul 2004)

Marriage To AIMERS Audrey Ann ()

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Parents
AIMERS Francis Roland (2 Apr 1914 - 22 May 1995)
SCHANBECK Lulu Viola (29 Jun 1913 - 11 May 2012)

Children by AIMERS Audrey Ann
SWALLEY Steven Gregg (20 Aug 1953 - 9 Jan 1977)
SWALLEY Wendy Sue ()
SWALLEY Roger S. ()
SWALLEY Mark K. ()
SWALLEY Sheila ()

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