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May 20, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 4-8 PM. Funeral services will be held at 8 PM Thursday, at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
Clifford T. Swanson, age 56 of Lake Hiawatha died suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Monday, May 20, 2013. He had been a resident of Lake Hiawatha for twenty six years.
Cliff was employed with the Teamsters as a truck driver for AFI Performance Foodservice in Elizabeth.
Cliff was, without question, one of those people who always kept you laughing and marched to his own drum. He was an eccentric guy with his own special brand of humor which often made people wonder “what will he say next?” He rarely held anything back and was a genuine entertainer; gatherings were guaranteed to be interesting if Cliff was there. Everybody that knew him has their own funny, wild, or crazy story to tell about Cliff and his antics. Retelling those stories, and continuing to make people laugh, will keep his legacy alive for years to come. You really had to know him to appreciate his humor, but he was sure to make you laugh nevertheless.
Cliff loved music and even worked on the side as a DJ during the 1980’s and 90’s. He was a big fan of the Dave Clark Five and, of course, the Beatles. He would often listen to his music so loud that the dishes would shake on the cabinet shelves! He enjoyed hiking too, but typically went by himself because his wife Linda had no interest in meeting a bear. He was a great eater and enjoyed everything that Linda made for him, but he also liked his junk food, with Oreo’s and chocolate cake high on his list of favorites.
Cliff and Linda first met when they were in the sixth grade. They didn’t start dating however until one night in the mid 1970’s when they ran into each other at Villa Capri Pizzeria in Pompton Plains. That first date resulted in their marriage on October 8, 1978 and they have enjoyed thirty five years together since. He was a devoted husband and she will miss him dearly.
Cliff is survived by his wife Linda (nee Luime) of Lake Hiawatha, one daughter; Heather Perrone and her husband John of Fairfield, his grandson John Perrone of Fairfield, his father; Paul Swanson of Oregon, one brother; David Swanson and is wife Louise of Oregon, his mother-in-law; Irene Luime of Wayne, his sister-in-law Jan Nero and her husband Andrew of Fairlawn, his brother-in-law John Luime and his wife Sue of Oak Ridge, one niece; Michele Semeraro of Fairlawn, his nephews; Ian Swanson of Oregon, and Justin and Connor Luime of Oak Ridge. Cliff was predeceased by his mother Valerie Swanson.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 4-8 PM. Funeral services will be held at 8 PM Thursday, at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
May 20, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 4-8 PM. Funeral services will be held at 8 PM Thursday, at the funeral home, immediately following the visiting hours.
Clifford T. Swanson, age 56 of Lake Hiawatha died suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Monday, May 20, 2013. He had been a resident of Lake Hiawatha for twenty six years.
Cliff was employed with the Teamsters as a truck driver for AFI Performance Foodservice in Elizabeth.
Cliff was, without question, one of those people who always kept you laughing and marched to his own drum. He was an eccentric guy with his own special brand of humor which often made people wonder “what will he say next?” He rarely held anything back and was a genuine entertainer; gatherings were guaranteed to be interesting if Cliff was there. Everybody that knew him has their own funny, wild, or crazy story to tell about Cliff and his antics. Retelling those stories, and continuing to make people laugh, will keep his legacy alive for years to come. You really had to know him to appreciate his humor, but he was sure to make you laugh nevertheless.
Cliff loved music and even worked on the side as a DJ during the 1980’s and 90’s. He was a big fan of the Dave Clark Five and, of course, the Beatles. He would often listen to his music so loud that the dishes would shake on the cabinet shelves! He enjoyed hiking too, but typically went by himself because his wife Linda had no interest in meeting a bear. He was a great eater and enjoyed everything that Linda made for him, but he also liked his junk food, with Oreo’s and chocolate cake high on his list of favorites.
Cliff and Linda first met when they were in the sixth grade. They didn’t start dating however until one night in the mid 1970’s when they ran into each other at Villa Capri Pizzeria in Pompton Plains. That first date resulted in their marriage on October 8, 1978 and they have enjoyed thirty five years together since. He was a devoted husband and she will miss him dearly.
Cliff is survived by his wife Linda (nee Luime) of Lake Hiawatha, one daughter; Heather Perrone and her husband John of Fairfield, his grandson John Perrone of Fairfield, his father; Paul Swanson of Oregon, one brother; David Swanson and is wife Louise of Oregon, his mother-in-law; Irene Luime of Wayne, his sister-in-law Jan Nero and her husband Andrew of Fairlawn, his brother-in-law John Luime and his wife Sue of Oak Ridge, one niece; Michele Semeraro of Fairlawn, his nephews; Ian Swanson of Oregon, and Justin and Connor Luime of Oak Ridge. Cliff was predeceased by his mother Valerie Swanson.
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