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Restlawn Memorial Gardens

11128 Cash Valley Road NW

LaVale, MD 21502

Robert D. Swan

March 13, 1939 - September 23, 2023 (Age 84)

LaVale, MD – Robert D. Swan, 84, of LaVale, MD, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023.

Born March 13, 1939, he was the son of Dorman E. Swan and Carroll L. Swan of Boardman, OH, who preceded him in death.

Bob graduated from Boardman High School in 1957, received his Bachelor of Psychology degree from Youngstown University in 1961, and his Master of Social Work degree from West Virginia University in 1968. He was employed by the Allegany County Department of Social Services for 38 years in the areas of Child Protective Service and Family Preservation.

In his free time, Bob had many interests. He was an amateur radio operator (KC3W) having obtained his license as a teenager. He had an extensive collection of haworthias and cacti. He was an avid reader and tutored students in reading at Parkside Elementary School for 44 years.

Bob is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ellen (Williams) Swan; daughter, Kimberly Swan of Frederick, MD; and his brother, Don Swan of Baldwinsville, NY. Also surviving are his brother-in-law, Melvin Williams; sister-in-law, Mary Williams and her husband, Steve; sister-in-law, Ruth Butler; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his father and mother-in-law, Glenn and Agnes Williams; brother-in-law, Patrick Butler; sister-in-law, Claudia Swan; and sister-in-law, Patty Williams.

Friends will be received at the Adams Family Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland, MD, (www.AdamsFamilyFuneralHome.com) on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 P.M., with Reverend Harold McClay, Jr. officiating.

Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.


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