Mary Jane Swanson

An area resident since 1955, she was born October 28, 1931 in Warren, PA, the daughter of the late LeRoy C. and Dora Bertha Zobrist Bennett. She was a 1949 graduate of Warren High School and also attended Jamestown Community College.

Mary was an interior designer/decorator with the former Lawson Furniture Co. and was a member of Bemus Point Methodist Church.

She is survived by two siblings, Geraldine Slocum of Warren and Dennis Bennett of Jamestown; five children: Sandra Swanson (Doug) of Lakewood, NY, Debra Knapp of Cedar Park, TX, Randall A. Knapp of St. Cloud, FL, David L. Knapp of Havelock, NC, and Robert W. “Chip” Miller, Jr. (Cindy) of Elbridge, NY; and seven grandchildren: Chris Swanson, David Knapp, Jennifer Hughes (Jeremy), Nicole Miller (Par), Nichelle Agricola (Ryan), Narissa Darling (Ryan), and Stephanie Medlin (Chuck). Also surviving are ten great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren.

Mary was preceded in death by her husbands, Roscoe Knapp and Robert W. Miller, Sr.; granddaughter, Tracie Swanson; daughter-in-law, Jan Knapp; and three brothers, William Baker, Leslie Bennett and Rodney Bennett.

Following her wishes, no service or visitation will be observed. The inurnment will be in Warren County Memorial Park, Warren, PA.

Memorials may be made to Bemus Point Methodist Church at https://bemuspoint.churchcenter. com/giving; or to Roswell Park Cancer Center at https://give.roswellpark.org.

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