Lifelong Belvidere resident Lois Grace Swanson, 92, died in her sleep at Maplecrest Care Centre December 18th, 2009.Lois was born September 18, 1917, in Belvidere, Illinois, to Mahlon and Lucy Hendrickson. She married Ralph Edwin Swanson on June 22, 1937 in Belvidere and they had four children together. Lois worked as a Nurses' Aide for 12 yrs at the former St. Joseph's Hospital. She was an active member of First Baptist Church and had a very generous spirit.Predeceased by her parents, her husband, her daughters, Barb Fincke and Jan Wilkins. Survived by her sons, Ralph E. Swanson, Jr., and David Swanson, 4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Memorials can be given in her name to the First Baptist Church.