Obituary of Laura M. Swain

Laura M. Swain, 83 of Tioga, PA passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. She was born March 30, 1935, a daughter of Robert Brown and Florence (Mowrey) Mosher. Laura was the wife of Lester Swain. She was the head chef at the Tioga County Detention Center and enjoyed cooking, baking, decorating her home at Christmas, shopping, and flower gardening. She is survived by her husband, Lester Swain; 4 sons, Donald (Christy) Swain of Sharptown, MD, Gary (Lisa) Swain of Sharptown, MD, Randy (Theresa) Swain of Tioga, PA, and Scott (Carla May) Swain of Tioga, PA; 2 daughters, Rosemary (David) Wetmore and Penny (Robert) Eckman both of Tioga, PA; 11 grandchildren, David Wetmore, Regina Howard, Shawn Lee Swain, Shawn Lee K. Swain, Brandon Swain, Travis Swain, Sheila Forrester, Danny Lee Swain, Melissa Swain, Amanda Swain, and Lindsay Swain; and many great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Clayton Brown and Roger Brown, and a sister Caroline Brown. Family and friends are invited to call on Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Buckheit Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., 637 S. Main St., Mansfield, PA. A funeral service will immediately follow at 4:00 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Tioga, PA. www.buckheitfcandcrematory.com