CJ Swenumson

Visitation: will be from 5:00 p.m. till time of service on Friday at the church in Moorcroft, WY

Funeral Services: will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 10, 2004 at the Moorcroft Presbyterian Church

Interment: will be in the Pine Haven Cemetery in Pine Haven, Wyoming at a later date

C.J. Swenumson, age 86, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, died September 7, 2004 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota of natural causes.

Carrol John Swenumson, known to his family and friends as C.J., was born May 2, 1918, the son of Oscar and Stephanie (Werner) Swenumson on the farm in Lawler, Iowa. In 1937, C.J. graduated from high school in Niagara, Wisconsin. C.J. enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941, serving three years during WWII. Upon his discharge in 1944, he owned and operated his own electrical contract company in Carpinteria, California. While in California, he married Barbara Bates. Two children were born of this union and the couple were later divorced. C.J. worked all over the world as an electrician. After many years working at the Wyodak Power Plant, he retired and remained in Moorcroft, Wyoming. On August 14, 2004, he married Audrey Weidenbach in Moorcroft, Wyoming and moved to Pine Haven, Wyoming, which made him very happy.

He enjoyed reading and listening to big band music. He was a patented inventor, poet, craftsman and had a great sense of humor.

C.J. is survived by his wife, Audrey; his daughter, Marta (Geof) Swenumson-Henson of Santa Barbara, California; step-daughters: Michelle (John) Chambers of Cleveland, Alabama; Gloria (Michael) Schryver of Galina, South Dakota; Georgia (John) Henle of Pine Haven, Wyoming; his son, Eric (Kathleen) Swenumson of Santa Barbara, California; step-sons: Terry Janisch of Olympia, Washington; Russell Adamson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Thomas Adamson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Ronald Buzard of Santa Barbara, California; Curtis (Rhonda) Weidenbach of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; his sister, Sonja (George) Evans of Las Cruces, New Mexico; his sister-in-law, Jean Moe of San Diego, California; four grandchildren; nine step great grandchildren and eleven step grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and \brother, Schurer Moe.

Condolences may be sent in care of Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or via the internet at www.stevensonandsons.com.