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  (b. 12 January 1932 South Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA   d. 19 February 2010 Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA )  

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Glenna Helen SWINGLE was born 12 January 1932 in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA

Glenna Helen SWINGLE was the child of Albert Lincoln SWINGLE   and   Susan Mae LAMBERTON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Frank Gideon SWINGLE and Irene Blanche "Rena" MYERS (maternal)  Marshall Henry LAMBERTON and Lovilla FULLER

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Glenna Helen  married  Gene Raymond ROLLISON abt. 1953 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gene Raymond ROLLISON  was born 6 August 1932 in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA.  Gene Raymond died 21 August 2004 in Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA.  Gene Raymond was the child of John ROLLISON and Tillie BEARSLEY.

Glenna Helen SWINGLE died 19 February 2010 in Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA.







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Glenna Helen SWINGLE married flag photo of Gene Raymond ROLLISON  Gene Raymond ROLLISON-- Date: abt. 1953 Place: 
Gene Raymond ROLLISON was the child of John ROLLISON and Tillie BEARSLEY




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Grave has been locatedflag photo of Dale Gene ROLLISON  Dale Gene ROLLISON (b.4 January 1953, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA  d. 22 November 2006, , Pennsylvania, USA)
m. Jean Frances MERRITT 



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birth1932 Birth
12 January 1932
South Canaan, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1953 Birth of Child
Dale Gene ROLLISON was born 4 January 1953, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, USA

Glenna Helen was 20 years old.
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
News1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
News2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
2004 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gene Raymond ROLLISON died 21 August 2004, Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA
2006 Death of Child
Dale Gene ROLLISON died 22 November 2006, , Pennsylvania, USA

Glenna Helen was 74 years old.
Obituary
Glenna H. Rollison, 78, a lifelong resident of South Canaan, died Friday morning at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, after an illness.
Her husband of over fifty years was Gene Rollison, who died in 2004.

Born in South Canaan on January 12, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Susie Lamberton Swingle. A homemaker, she was engaged in farming with her husband and was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. One of her favorite past-times was playing bingo. She is survived by three daughters, Debbie Merritt, Lake Ariel; Brenda Lanza, South Canaan; and Bonnie Smith, Jermyn; a sister, Marge Bianchi, South Canaan; nine grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, an uncle, nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Randy and Dale; and a daughter, Kim Rollison; five brothers, Tracy, Nate, Pete, Grant, and Bud Swingle, and four sisters, Alberta Horst, Lois Gustock, Maggie King, and Beverly Swingle.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. from...Read MORE...


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death2010 Death
19 February 2010
Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA

She died at the age of 78.
Added: 12/9/2020 4:53:26 PM - Updated: 2/1/2021 8:49:01 AM

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