Charlotte Swonder

Charlotte Marie Swonder, age 100 years, died April 15, 2024, at 11:20 A.M. at her home.She is the wife of veterinarian J. Edward Swonder, who preceded her. They were married on March 4, 1944, at the First Methodist Church in Key West, Florida. They moved to Vincennes in 1950. She is survived by her four children Inge (Charlie) Burns of St. Francisville, Illinois, Dr. James E. (Joy) Swonder of Richmond, Indiana, Dr. Roy Swonder of Vincennes, Indiana, and Melanie (Sam) McDonald of Carolina Beach, North Carolina. There are 8 grandchildren and 2 with 1 on the way great-grandchildren. A brother, George Grosskopf, also preceded her.

Born in Indianapolis on October 7, 1923, she was the daughter of Rudolph and Martha Charlotte Grosskopf. She was a 1945 graduate of Indiana University, where she was a Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the Phi Mu sorority. In 1977 she graduated from Vincennes University's registered nurse program and subsequently was employed as a staff nurse at nursing homes.

She has been active in various community groups and has been a past president of the Illiana-Cypress Audubon chapter, the Consolidated # 2 PTA, Psi Iota Xi, (Alpha Omicron Chapter), and the Home Builder's Class at First United Methodist Church, where she often taught Sunday school. Active in the Republican Party, she was Secretary of the Knox County Republican Women's Club for 10 years, and served as it's legislative chairman for 4 years. She served as Chairman of the Knox County Republican Recruitment and Campaign Committee for 4 years, 1989 to 1993, and has been Editor of Knox County Republican monthly publication, "G.O.P Trunk Lines" for 10 years. She served as a precinct committeewoman for 20 years. Her hobbies were genealogy, water sports and bridge.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Goodwin-Sievers Funeral Home. Memorial services will be held at a First United Methodist Church, 411 N. 4th St., on May 4, 2024, at 2 pm.