Catherine A. Zahn Swain, 91, Burlington, died peacefully on July 10, 2012, at Waterford Senior Living.
She was born in Flint Mich., on Jan. 1, 1921, to the late Harvey and Wilmetta (Andrix) Hood. After graduating high school, she received her geology degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
She married Edward J. Zahn Jr. on Nov. 13, 1943. He preceded her in death on Oct. 5, 1962. On Dec. 31, 1964, she married Charles C. Swain, who preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 1992. She had been a resident of Burlington since 1976.
She was a homemaker and worked at the Burlington Junior High School as an assistant in the guidance department and library. She was a member of St. John the Divine Church in Burlington. According to her family she was an avid reader.
Survivors include her children, Edward J. (Kelli) Zahn, Catherine (Richard) Bauman, Russell H. Zahn, Jeffrey (Kristen) Zahn, Charles (Tina) Swain, Colleen (Darrell) Eisenhardt, Terry Traynor; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; cousins, Michael Andrix, Pattie Hoag and Tom Andrix; other relatives and friends
Visitation is Monday, July 16, from 1 p.m., until time of services at 2 p.m., at St. John the Divine Church, 216 E. Chandler Blvd, Burlington. Inurnment will be in the Church’s columbarium wall.
In lieu of floral expressions of sympathy, the family suggests memorials to either St. John the Divine Church or Waterford Senior Living. Mealy Funeral Home, Inc., Waterford, is assisting the family.
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