Obituary of Denise Elaine Swango

Bedford God took our angel, Denise Elaine Swango, to her new home on Monday morning in the presence of her mother, brother, and best friend. Heaven gained a bright star. The Swango family lost one of the worlds finest daughters, sisters, sisters-in-law and aunts. Her many acquaintances lost a Godly mentor and devoted friend! Denise was loyal to her Savior and to everyone else who was lucky enough to know her. She was a baptized believer and a hard worker in her congregation. Denise was born in Bedford, Indiana on the 5th of December in 1965, to Olin Rex and Reva Gail Swango. She graduated from Bedford North Lawrence High School with the class of 1984. She was first employed as secretary at the First Baptist Church in Bedford, then as pre-school teacher at Kinder Kollege also in Bedford. For the last 16 years, she served at Insite/PAS Team Leader at Hoosier Uplands in Mitchell where she received both the Spotlight Award and the Bureau of Aging and In-Home Service Commitment of Excellence recognition. Much of her spare time was spent as a FANatic about the Indiana Hoosiers football, basketball and baseball teams. She was a real Pittsburgh Steelers fan at heart, but her blood bled cream and crimson. Every other available minute was spent either in animal sitting for various vacationers or in baking of goodies for others special occasions. She and Tracy Zeeks were scheduled to cater their first 100-plate full meal on September 12th at the Senior Games in Mitchell. She is survived by her mother, Reva Gail Swango; her brother, Daren Swango, her sister-in-law, Melanie Swango; one nephew, Bode Swango; one niece, Ryley Swango; her very best friend, Tracy Zeeks; several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Olin Rex Swango; her grandparents, Russell and Anna Swango and Kent and Ruth Sears; and multiple aunts and uncles. Funeral Information As her family, we ARE human and will mourn her passing as long as we live. However, our God is in Control!!! And that is a reason for celebration!!! PLEASE feel free to join our family and friends in wearing Indiana Hoosier attire to her Hoosier Nation viewing from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, September 5th and from 9:00 am until the hour of service on Friday, September 6th at the Day & Carter Mortuary. She would LOVE that. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 am on Friday, September 6th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Aaron Levering and Mark Fish officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Union Cemetery. Donations Information Instead of flowers, the family prefers that donations in her memory be made to the Old Union Cemetery Assoc., c/o Kenneth Brock, 33 Maddox Lane, Bedford, IN 47421.