Father: August Belquist
Mother: Minnie Wheeler
Spouse: Adeline Wachter
Marriage: Sept. 15, 1957 Wilson, Michigan
W. Swan Belquist, 69, of Nampa, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, at West Valley Medical Center, of complications arising from cancer. Mr. Belquist was born June 7, 1924, in rural McKenzie County North Dakota, only son of August and Minnie (Wheeler) Belquist. He was reared and educated in McKenzie County, North Dakota, and as a young man worked as a rancher. He married Adeline Wachter on Sept. 15, 1957, in Wilson, Michigan, making their home on the ranch in North Dakota until moving to Pendleton, Oregon, in 1961. There, Swan worked in the logging industry and as a mechanic in the surrounding areas. In 1967, they moved to Hermiston, Oregon, where he worked for Marlette Homes until moving to Caldwell in 1973. Swan worked in carpentry in the Boise area then spent 15 years working as a heavy truck mechanic at PureGro in Caldwell until his retirement in 1988. He enjoyed photography, reading, antique trucks and tractors, traveling Northwest mountain areas, or anywhere the road led, and will be remembered by his family as a fine musician. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Antique Truck Association and the Antique Tractor Association.
He is survived by his wife, Adeline, of Nampa; a son, Marvin of Nampa; and a daughter, Pearl (Ric) Washburn of Snohomish, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mother: Minnie Wheeler
Spouse: Adeline Wachter
Marriage: Sept. 15, 1957 Wilson, Michigan
W. Swan Belquist, 69, of Nampa, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, at West Valley Medical Center, of complications arising from cancer. Mr. Belquist was born June 7, 1924, in rural McKenzie County North Dakota, only son of August and Minnie (Wheeler) Belquist. He was reared and educated in McKenzie County, North Dakota, and as a young man worked as a rancher. He married Adeline Wachter on Sept. 15, 1957, in Wilson, Michigan, making their home on the ranch in North Dakota until moving to Pendleton, Oregon, in 1961. There, Swan worked in the logging industry and as a mechanic in the surrounding areas. In 1967, they moved to Hermiston, Oregon, where he worked for Marlette Homes until moving to Caldwell in 1973. Swan worked in carpentry in the Boise area then spent 15 years working as a heavy truck mechanic at PureGro in Caldwell until his retirement in 1988. He enjoyed photography, reading, antique trucks and tractors, traveling Northwest mountain areas, or anywhere the road led, and will be remembered by his family as a fine musician. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Antique Truck Association and the Antique Tractor Association.
He is survived by his wife, Adeline, of Nampa; a son, Marvin of Nampa; and a daughter, Pearl (Ric) Washburn of Snohomish, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Father: August Belquist
Mother: Minnie Wheeler
Spouse: Adeline Wachter
Marriage: Sept. 15, 1957 Wilson, Michigan
W. Swan Belquist, 69, of Nampa, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, at West Valley Medical Center, of complications arising from cancer. Mr. Belquist was born June 7, 1924, in rural McKenzie County North Dakota, only son of August and Minnie (Wheeler) Belquist. He was reared and educated in McKenzie County, North Dakota, and as a young man worked as a rancher. He married Adeline Wachter on Sept. 15, 1957, in Wilson, Michigan, making their home on the ranch in North Dakota until moving to Pendleton, Oregon, in 1961. There, Swan worked in the logging industry and as a mechanic in the surrounding areas. In 1967, they moved to Hermiston, Oregon, where he worked for Marlette Homes until moving to Caldwell in 1973. Swan worked in carpentry in the Boise area then spent 15 years working as a heavy truck mechanic at PureGro in Caldwell until his retirement in 1988. He enjoyed photography, reading, antique trucks and tractors, traveling Northwest mountain areas, or anywhere the road led, and will be remembered by his family as a fine musician. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Antique Truck Association and the Antique Tractor Association.
He is survived by his wife, Adeline, of Nampa; a son, Marvin of Nampa; and a daughter, Pearl (Ric) Washburn of Snohomish, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mother: Minnie Wheeler
Spouse: Adeline Wachter
Marriage: Sept. 15, 1957 Wilson, Michigan
W. Swan Belquist, 69, of Nampa, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, at West Valley Medical Center, of complications arising from cancer. Mr. Belquist was born June 7, 1924, in rural McKenzie County North Dakota, only son of August and Minnie (Wheeler) Belquist. He was reared and educated in McKenzie County, North Dakota, and as a young man worked as a rancher. He married Adeline Wachter on Sept. 15, 1957, in Wilson, Michigan, making their home on the ranch in North Dakota until moving to Pendleton, Oregon, in 1961. There, Swan worked in the logging industry and as a mechanic in the surrounding areas. In 1967, they moved to Hermiston, Oregon, where he worked for Marlette Homes until moving to Caldwell in 1973. Swan worked in carpentry in the Boise area then spent 15 years working as a heavy truck mechanic at PureGro in Caldwell until his retirement in 1988. He enjoyed photography, reading, antique trucks and tractors, traveling Northwest mountain areas, or anywhere the road led, and will be remembered by his family as a fine musician. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Antique Truck Association and the Antique Tractor Association.
He is survived by his wife, Adeline, of Nampa; a son, Marvin of Nampa; and a daughter, Pearl (Ric) Washburn of Snohomish, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents.
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