Robert O. Swengel

1. Full Name: Robert O. Swengel Age: 79 Years Sex: Male

2. Current address: Of Topeka

3. Date of death: Saturday , April 26, 2003

4 Place of death: Topeka

5. Cause of death:

6. Date of birth: June 27, 1923 Place of birth: Newton, Kansas

6.b. Parents: Ellsworth and Helen Walthour Swengel

6.c. Years in current city/town:

7. Background:
He graduated from ElDorado High School. He attended ElDorado Junior College before WWII and graduated from Kansas State University in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He was an Army Veteran of WWII serving as a Forward Observer with the 273rd Field Artillery Battalion in Normandy, Northern France and Central Europe. He was a therapist at the VA Medical Center in Topeka for 31 years before retiring in 1980. He was a life member of both the Capitol Post No. 1 of the American Legion where he served as Past Commander and Philip Billard Post No. 1650, V.F.W. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

8. Relatives: Married to: Mary Lou Pipkin, December 21, 1947 in ElDorado, Kansas. She survives.

8.b. preceded in death by:
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Wife: Mary Lou Swengel, Topeka, KS
Son: William R. Swengel, Topeka, KS
Daughter: Beth Johnston, Topeka, KS
One Granddaughter
One Grandson
One Step-Grandson
One Great Step-Grandson

9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel.

10. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery in Newton, Kansas

11. Visitation times, place: Mr. Swengel will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel after 2:00 p.m. on Monday where the family will receive friends from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:

13. Memorial contributions, if any: American Legion Capitol Post, No. 1 Youth Programs, 3800 SW Michigan Ave. Topeka, Kansas 66605 Or To heart Of America Hospice 3715 SW 29th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66614

14. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota Ave, Topeka, Kansas
Brian M. Voigt - Director