Bernice Clara Swinton

Bernice C. Swinton, 98, of Waterloo, died Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Friendship Village Pavilion of natural causes. She was born November 22, 1921 in Dyersville the daughter of John and Anna Weber Herting. She married Harold Swinton on January 27, 1945 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Waterloo; he preceded her in death on December 18, 2008.

She and her husband were members of St. Edward Catholic Church and were married for 64 years.

Survived by: two sons, Dean (Juliet) Swinton of Waterloo, Duane (Jan) Swinton of Spokane, WA; a half-brother, Edward (Joann) Herting of Dubuque; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: her parents; her stepmother, Adele Herting; her husband, Harold; a daughter, Jacelyn “Jackie” Swinton; two brothers, Lawrence and Ray Herting; two sisters, Dolores Luloff and Jeanette Schmidt, and two half-sisters, Marian Hess and Lois Ecklund.

Private Family Graveside Service will be held in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Memorials: at the family’s request all memorials may be directed to the donor’s choice,