Obituaries
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PITTSBURG — Tena C. Swank, 89 of Pittsburg, KS, formerly of
Frontenac, KS, died at 2:59 p.m., Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Via Christi
Hospital Pittsburg, KS.
Tena was born Feb. 19, 1921, in Frontenac, KS to Joseph and Isabella
(Piraro) Cicero. She attended schools in Frontenac, graduating from
Frontenac High School.
On March 29, 1947, in Columbus, KS, she married Cyrus James Swank.
He preceded her in death on Jan. 12, 1988.
Tena was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Frontenac,
KS where she was very active in the Altar Society. She also belonged to
the Senior Citizens group and also a Red Hat Society member. She was
active in shaping lives at Via Christi Cornerstone Pittsburg where she
was a resident.
Tena was preceded in death by her parents; son Robert Spragg;
brothers Vincent and D.J. Saia and Charles, Jack and Sam Cicero; sister
Mary Hulson; granddaughter Christine Spragg; grandson Brian Spragg
and two great granddaughters.
Survivors include her daughters Carolyn Marquez (Sal) of Frontenac, KS
and Jamie Hausher of Houston, TX along with 9 grandchildren Doug
Girth (Rita) of Frontenac, Teena Lero of Olathe, KS, Dana Curtiss (Paul)
of Overland Park, KS, Peter and Daniel Hausher both of Norman, OK,
Kim Spragg of Carl Junction, MO, Lisa Hulse of Liberal, MO, Heather
Reed of Topeka, KS and Bobby Spragg of Weir, KS along with 18 great-
grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren and sister-in-law Wilma
Cicero of Frontenac, KS.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, KS with Fr. Thomas
Stroot as celebrant. Graveside services will follow in the GAR cemetery
in Miami, Oklahoma at 3:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7-
8pm on Tuesday at Friskel Funeral Home, 230 E. McKay St, P.O. Box
#907, Frontenac, where a rosary will be recited at 7:00pm. Friends may
call the funeral home after 3pm on Tuesday.
The family suggests expressions of sympathy be in the form of
memorials to Via Christi Cornerstone Activity Fund. Memorials may be
left at the funeral home. E-mail condolences may be left at our website
www.friskelfuneralhome.com.
Frontenac, KS, died at 2:59 p.m., Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Via Christi
Hospital Pittsburg, KS.
Tena was born Feb. 19, 1921, in Frontenac, KS to Joseph and Isabella
(Piraro) Cicero. She attended schools in Frontenac, graduating from
Frontenac High School.
On March 29, 1947, in Columbus, KS, she married Cyrus James Swank.
He preceded her in death on Jan. 12, 1988.
Tena was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Frontenac,
KS where she was very active in the Altar Society. She also belonged to
the Senior Citizens group and also a Red Hat Society member. She was
active in shaping lives at Via Christi Cornerstone Pittsburg where she
was a resident.
Tena was preceded in death by her parents; son Robert Spragg;
brothers Vincent and D.J. Saia and Charles, Jack and Sam Cicero; sister
Mary Hulson; granddaughter Christine Spragg; grandson Brian Spragg
and two great granddaughters.
Survivors include her daughters Carolyn Marquez (Sal) of Frontenac, KS
and Jamie Hausher of Houston, TX along with 9 grandchildren Doug
Girth (Rita) of Frontenac, Teena Lero of Olathe, KS, Dana Curtiss (Paul)
of Overland Park, KS, Peter and Daniel Hausher both of Norman, OK,
Kim Spragg of Carl Junction, MO, Lisa Hulse of Liberal, MO, Heather
Reed of Topeka, KS and Bobby Spragg of Weir, KS along with 18 great-
grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren and sister-in-law Wilma
Cicero of Frontenac, KS.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, KS with Fr. Thomas
Stroot as celebrant. Graveside services will follow in the GAR cemetery
in Miami, Oklahoma at 3:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7-
8pm on Tuesday at Friskel Funeral Home, 230 E. McKay St, P.O. Box
#907, Frontenac, where a rosary will be recited at 7:00pm. Friends may
call the funeral home after 3pm on Tuesday.
The family suggests expressions of sympathy be in the form of
memorials to Via Christi Cornerstone Activity Fund. Memorials may be
left at the funeral home. E-mail condolences may be left at our website
www.friskelfuneralhome.com.
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