FREDERICKTOWN – Eulalah (Euke) Swank, 102, of Fredericktown, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, at Country Club Care Center. She was born on Jan. 24, 1918, in Richland County.
Euke was employed as a press operator for General Industries in Bellville. She was an active member of the Owl Creek Church of the Brethren, Colonial City Moose Lodge and Fredericktown Senior Citizens. She liked playing cards and belonged to the Senior Citizens Card Club. Euke was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many.
She is survived by her children; Susan (Ronald) Algire of Fredericktown and John H. Koser; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Euke was preceded in death by her father, Charles S. Tucker; her mother and stepfather, Rhea (Hess) and Howard Wirick; her husband, John D. Swank (1998); a son, William Gary “Bill” Koser; a brother, Clarence “Moe” Wirick; grandson, Jonathan Koser; and stepdaughter, Kathy Swank Tier.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Owl Creek Church of the Brethren, where friends may call from 1 p.m. until the time of service. Pastor Charles Barnhill will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Owl Creek Church Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Owl Creek Church of the Brethren.
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The Snyder Funeral Home of Fredericktown is honored to serve the family of Eulalah (Euke) Swank.
