hmtl5 Dorothy May Robertson b. 13 Jun 1907 Des Moines County, Iowa d. 19 Oct 2002 Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
Dorothy May Robertson

Dorothy May Robertson

Female 1907 - 2002  (95 years)

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  • Name Dorothy May Robertson 
    Born 13 Jun 1907  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Occupation nurse  [3
    Died 19 Oct 2002  Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I1024  McKeown
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2023 

    Father John Plake Robertson,   b. 19 Feb 1870, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1958, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Lena Mabel Baird,   b. 20 Aug 1878, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1952, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1896  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Family ID F389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Andrew Swanson,   b. 2 Oct 1904, Riverton, Fremont County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1967, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1937  Davenport, Scott County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jun 1907 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Sep 1937 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Oct 2002 - Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
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  • Notes 
    • Swanson
      Sheffield – Dorothy May Swanson, 95, of Sheffield, died Saturday (October 19, 2002) at the Sheffield Care Center.
      An inurnment service will be held later this week at Memorial Park Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa. Hogan Bremer Moor Colonial Chapel, 126 Third Street N.E., Mason City, is in charge of local arrangements.
      The family asks that memorial contributions be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or the Sheffield Care Center.
      Dorothy was born January 13, 1907, in Des Moines County, Iowa, a daughter of John Plake and Lena Mable (Baird) Robertson. She graduated from high school and then from the Burlington Protestant Hospital School for Nurses in 1932.
      Dorothy was united in marriage to Robert Andrew Swanson o September 11, 1937. She worked as a nurse for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1972. After her retirement, Dorothy moved to San Jose, Calif., until failing health required her to move to the Sheffield Care Center to be near family. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother who will be missed dearly by her entire family.
      Dorothy is survived by four children: Robert Jon Swanson and his wife, Gail, of Aurora, Colo., Nancy Karen Huffman and her husband, Robert, of Mount Pleasant, Gayle Winfrey of Sheffield, and Donald Thomas Swanson of Scappose, Ore.; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one brother, Clayton Robertson, of McAllen, Texas; and two sisters, Betty Caparoon of Muscatine, and Barbara Howe of Manteca, Calif.
      She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, Donald and James Robertson; and four sisters, Marjorie Brown, Hilma Gardner, Gertrude Fish and Marian Smith.
      Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, (641)423-2372.
      Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa. Sunday, 29 October 2002.
      [3, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S6] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S47] Marriage record.

    5. [S57] Newspaper article.