Glenda Swanson was born in Hartley on July 18, 1942. Her sister, Sandra, was born in 1940 to parents Adolph and Ella Swanson. The Swansons married in 1936. Adolph owned a gas station in Everly along Ocheyedan Street. In 1945 they moved to a farm a few miles north of Everly.
Glenda graduated from Everly High School in 1960. She was a member of the high school basketball team. She married Jon Roberts, of Estherville, in 1961. They moved to Omaha, Neb., where Jon joined the police department. Glenda was a secretary at Mutual of Omaha for many years.
Glenda passed away at home on Friday, Oct. 13,...