Donald G. "Tweeter" Swallow

PIERCE — Memorial services for Donald G. “Tweeter” Swallow, 75, Pierce, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce. The Rev Dale Pracht will officiate with burial in Prospect View Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday. He died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Plainview Manor. The son of Cecil and Mary (Hoyt) Swallow was born April 4, 1939, at Lynch. He graduated from Naper High School in 1956. On July 18, 1959, he married Leona Schmitz at Bonesteel, S.D. After marriage, Donald and Leona moved to Norfolk in 1960. They moved to Pierce in 1981. Donald worked in bridge construction for different companies throughout his life. He later worked for Pierce County before retiring in 2001. Survivors include his wife, Leona Swallow of Pierce; children Rose Swallow of Norfolk, Jesse and wife Laure Swallow of Aberdeen, S.D., Connie Jelinek of Pierce, Bill and wife Linda Swallow of Osmond; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Darlene and husband Larry Koehn of Omaha; and two brothers, Butch Swallow of Madison and Clinton and wife Carol Swallow of Plainview. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister. Honorary casket bearers are Ramsey Otto, Sasha Otto, Aaron Otto, Jeff Jelinek, Jamie Weber, Anthony Jelinek, Adam Swallow, Kyle Swallow, Anjie Swallow, Matt Swallow and Chris Swallow.