Kay K. Swenson | November 26, 1947 - October 31, 2021
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted Nov 16, 2021 | 8:39 AM / 242 views
UPDATED SCHEDULE:
Visitation: 1:00pm-2:00pm, Monday, November 22, 2021 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ
Funeral Service: 2:00pm, Monday, November 22, 2021 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ
Interment: Gayville Community Cemetery
Kay’s service may be viewed live in the video window below:
Kay Katherine (Christopherson) Swenson was born November 26, 1947 at the Sacred Heart Hospital, in Yankton SD, to Loyal & Aloha (Bassett) Christopherson.
Kay was baptized & confirmed at the Gayville Lutheran Church. She attended grade school in Gayville SD. After graduating high school from Yankton High, she went on to attend Yankton Business Collage.
In 1966, Kay married Paul Swenson. Kay, her son Scott & Paul moved to Eagle Butte SD shortly after Paul graduated college, as he had accepted a teaching job there. Soon after the move, the family of 3 grew with the addition of an adopted daughter, Arnette, & later the birth of a second son, Mark.
In 1975, Kay & the children moved to Pierre, where she worked several different jobs before starting with South Dakota Job Service. She loved her job there for 32 years! During this time, she also worked diligently to help found Oahe Incorporated to provide services for the developmentally disabled. Her daughter Arnette was the driving force to do so. Kay devoted her life to caring for & assuring that Arnette was taken care of & received the best opportunities for a rewarding life.
Kay’s life was interrupted by the onset of Multiple Sclerosis in 1986 & lead to an early retirement in 2008. In the winter of that year, after a being hospitalized, she was not able to return to living on her own. She then moved in with her son Scott until 2016 when her health took a turn for the worse. She moved to Avantara Nursing Home at that time.
During her life, Kay was a member many organizations & community boards. She was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ. Her life was filled with love by her children, grandchildren & great grandchildren. She was prepared for her journey home to be with her Lord & Savior.
She is survived by her sons, Scott (Brandy), Mark (Denise) & Daughter, Arnette. Grandchildren, Mike (Lyndsey) Swenson, Dan (Kira) Swenson, Brooklyn (Matthew) Young & Jordan (Sarah) Young. Great Grandchildren, Kaylor, Olund, Maddock & Habie Swenson, Thea & Ivy Young.
She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents & many aunts & uncles.
Her wish was to have memorial gifts given to the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Pierre in lieu of flowers.
