Coping with Grief
We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Enter your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Messages run for up to one year and you can stop at any time. Your email will not be used for any other purpose.
Daniel Ernest Swanson Age 77 of Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away on January 4, 2026. He was born in Frankfort Michigan on May 8, 1948 to Helen Faith (Kline) and Edward Wm Swanson and grew up in Bear Lake, Michigan. Dan worked at Corwell Health Butterworth Hospital for forty-four years in HVAC.
Daniel will be deeply missed by his wife of fifty-one years Karen Kay (Rendak) Swanson, his children Sara (Thomas) Maxwell Daniel (Janice) Swanson Jr, grandchildren Cole, Samantha, and Olivia, sister Janet (King) Applegate, brother John (Nancy) Swanson, and brother-in-law John Wittenbach, sister-in-law Cristine (Ronald) Johnson, and sister-in-law Cheryl Rendak, along with many nieces and nephews.
Cremation has taken place and a celebration of his life will be held summer of 2026. Daniel will be laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Daniel E. Swanson, please visit our floral store.