Ted L. Swanson

January 27, 1942 - September 12, 2020

Ted L. Swanson, age 78, of Kearney, died on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Mt. Carmel Home – Keens Memorial in Kearney. Celebration of Life Services will be on Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Kearney American Legion Club. Masks are requested at the services. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the Kearney Area Animal Shelter. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services is assisting the family with arrangements. Ted was born on January 27, 1942 in Aurora, NE to Theodore and Hilda (Johnson) Swanson. He attended Aurora High School and graduated in 1960. Ted married Ellen Hawk on September 9, 1961 in Aurora. He began working for Consumers Public Power in Aurora out of high school and eventually retired with Nebraska Public Power in 1997 after 36 years of service. Ted enjoyed his yard, gardening and spending time with his family and his cat, Digger. Ted is survived by his sons, Russell Swanson and his wife AJ of Kearney and Corey Swanson and his wife Nancy of Springfield, NE; daughters, Jodi Cordle and her husband Brad and Carol Swanson and Gene Freeze all of Kearney; sisters, Alice Johnson of Polk, NE and Lois and Ron Burns of Aurora, NE; 13 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Lindsay Swanson; brother in law, Gordon Johnson