Jean Florence Graff was born on December 17, 1954, along with her twin sister, Jane, the daughter of Floyd and Joyce (Bemis) Graff. Jean was raised and educated in Stanley and graduated high school in 1973. She attended one year of college at Bottineau, ND.
Jean married Lee Alan Swenson on July 26, 1980 in Stanley. They lived in Stanley raising their three children, Bradley, Jeremiah, and Kalli. She worked at various jobs in the Stanley area with her last position as a direct support person at Tri-City Cares.
Her hobbies included cooking, baking, gardening, and videotaping her children’s school and sporting events. She also enjoyed crafts and making blankets.
Jean is survived by her husband, Lee Alan; son, Bradley Alan Swenson (Maria Domenech) with granddaughter, Anara, Stanley, ND; son, Jeremiah Lee (Lexie) Swenson and granddaughters, Lainey Lee, and Millie, Maple Grove, MN; daughter, Kalli Jean Swenson, Bismarck, ND; brothers, Wayne Graff, Fargo, ND, and Brad (Dianne) Graff, Valley City, ND; sisters, Victoria Graff, St. Paul, MN, Karen (Carl) Friedrich, Plentywood, MT, and Jane Heller, Minot, ND; aunt, Mavis Henderson and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Jean is preceded in death by her parents, brother-in-law, Bill Vigus, and grandniece, Kaitlyn Kanenwisher, and in-laws, Robert and June Swenson.
Jean’s family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to her sisters, Victoria and Jane and Marie Domenech for their help in caring for Jean the past year; also to the Mountrail Bethel Home for their excellent care in her final days.