Obituary of Frederick W Swanson Jr

Frederick W. Swanson, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 3, 2025, at Morristown Medical Center the day before his 77th birthday.

Born in Morristown, he was raised in Mendham and lived in Morristown before moving to Washington, NJ, Warren County, in 2002.

Fred graduated from West Morris Regional High School and attended some college.

Fred worked at The Seeing Eye for 26 years as a member of the Facilities department.  He was also the owner of Honey Do Home Maintenance.  Following those two careers, he worked at Moro's Automotive in Mendham, Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park and finished his working years at Clinton Honda in Clinton.

Fred was a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson orange trike. Fred loved animals whether they were domestic or wild.  Feeding and watching his deer and birds were the highlights of his days when he retired.  Fred had many talents that included woodworking, stained glass, oil painting and the list goes on.

His family will remember him as a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, great-uncle and a good friend to all.

He was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Rose Swanson, and an infant son, Gary.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Wallace Swanson, his daughter, Anita Bye (Michael), his granddaughter, Katie Bye and his brother, William Swanson (Linda), his mother-in-law, Florence Wallace, his sister-in-laws, Cynthia Graziano (Lou) and Barbara Hill (Tom).  He is also survived by his nephews, Erik Swanson (Liz), Kristopher Swanson, Christopher Hill (Ashley), Kevin Hill (Catherine) Kurt Hill and his nieces Heather Graziano-Daniels, Kim Schumeg (Steve) and Caitlyn Goodman (Tom).  Fred is also survived by his cousins, great-nieces, great-nephews and will be dearly missed by his friends and all whose lives he touched.

A prayer service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025, followed by a visitation until 4 p.m.  Interment will be private.  In lieu of flowers, it has been requested that a donation be made in his memory to The Seeing Eye, Inc., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or an animal related charity of your choice.