LEWISTON — Joan C. Swallow, 75, of Norway, died Sunday, Nov. 13, at Central Maine Medical Center.

She was born in Rumford, April 22, 1936, the daughter of Merton C. and Ruth Cummings Conner. She graduated from Gould Academy in Bethel in 1954, and Colby Junior College in New London, N.H., in 1956, with an associate degree in business science.

She had worked at Travelers Insurance Co. in Portland for five years. She married Robert H. Swallow on April 8, 1961, and they lived in England from 1961 to 1964. Her husband was stationed at Fort Devens, Mass., from 1964 to 1966, while there she worked for Bowmar & Larkin, Esq. in Ayer, Mass.

They moved to Vermont in January 1970, where she worked for Arthur Graves, Esq. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., and then at Northern Counties Health Centers as an administrative assistant for 15 years before retiring. She always loved Vermont, she enjoyed her neighbors, friends and home in North Danbury, Vt. She and her husband moved back to Maine in August 2000.

She is survived by a few cousins; special nephews and their wives, Wayne and Sandy Delano, Scott and Mary Anne Delano and Ricky and Sharon Delano; four great-nieces; and one great-nephew.

She was predeceased by her husband May 7, 2009.

Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.

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