Leslie Raymond Swanson, 70

Roseau- Leslie Raymond Swanson was born on September 13th, 1953 in Warren, the son of Raymond A. Swanson and Alice M. (Chruszch) Swanson. He was raised in Warren, confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and graduated from Warren High School in 1971. He graduated college from the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, N.D. with a degree in architectural drafting in 1975.

He was united in marriage with Gayle Lund in 1980 and they built their home in Spruce Township in 1984. Les drafted the blueprints and went to Beltrami to harvest the lumber for the proud home where they raised their three...