Ann Reed Swartz, ^

1922 - 2014  (92 years)

• Name	Ann Reed Swartz  [1]
  Suffix	^
  Birth	1922	Canandaigua, Ontario, NY   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Dec 2014	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Person ID	I17007	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Richard Hall Wiswall, [ii] ^,   b. 7 May 1916   d. 9 Oct 2004, Brookhaven, , New York (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1946	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
  Children	1. Stephen Coggin Wiswall, ^,   b. 3 Sep 1947   d. 5 Sep 1997 (Age 50 years)   2. Thomas Swartz Wiswall, ^   3. John David Wiswall, ^   4. Richard Hall Wiswall, Jr. [iii] ^   5. Benjamin Reed Wiswall, ^,   b. 26 Sep 1961, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 6 Jun 2012, Simi Valley, Ventura, CA (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F7189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

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  [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 8 Jan 2015. Ann Swartz Wiswall, a resident of Brookhaven hamlet since 1957, passed away at her home on December 17,2014 at the age of 92. She was born in 1922 in Canandaigua, New York, attended Syracuse University and Columbia University, earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Columbia in 1945, and then working as an architect in New York. City. She married Richard H. Wiswall, Jr. in 1946. They lived for two years in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and then moved to Mt. Sinai, New York in 1948, when Richard accepted a position at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The family moved to Brookhaven hamlet in 1957. While she continued to work part-time as an architect, Ann and Richard raised five sons. As time allowed, she pursued her interests in art and music, producing landscapes, portraits, and other works with pen and ink, graphite pencil, pastels and watercolors, playing recorder in local ensembles, and singing in the alto section of her church choir. She was a longtime member of and served in various positions for Old South Haven Presbyterian Church, the South Bay Art Association, the Fireplace Literary Club, the American Recorder Society and its Long Island branch. She also enjoyed playing bridge and discussing political, social, environmental and ethical issues. Ann was especially loved for her easygoing way of welcoming neighbors, friends, relatives, and everyone she met, and for her genuine interest in their concerns. Ann appreciated what really mattered in life, used her exceptional talents to accomplish much, and did so with sincere humility and respect for others. She will be greatly missed. Ann Wiswall is survived by her son Thomas, his wife Dorothy, their son James, daughter-in-law Sarah, and daughter Karen; by her son John, his wife Julia and their children Celeste and Aaron; by her son Richard, his wife Sally, and their children Peter, Kuenzi and Flint; by her son-in-law Thomas (husband of her late son Benjamin), and their children Alexander, Annalise and Augustus; by her brother John Swartz and his wife Marge; by her sister Katherine Penfield, widow of Jeff, and by many nephews, nieces and cousins. Ann was also survived by her faithful feline friends, Katie and Domino, who stayed by her side through the end. Ann Wiswall was predeceased by her husband Richard (1916-2004) and by two of her sons, Stephen (1947-1997) and Benjamin (1961-2012). A memorial service to celebrate Ann’s life will be held at Old South Haven Presbyterian Church (South Country Road at Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven), on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. A visitation was previously held on December 20, 2014 at the Ruland Funeral Home, 500 North Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, New York. Flowers are respectfully declined. Memorial donations may be made to the Old South Haven Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 203, Brookhaven, NY 11719 or to a charity of your choice.