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Dorothy Marie Swint

Dorothy Marie Boycan Swint, 85, of 75 Harrison Road in Paradise, formerly of Butler, died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at her son's home in Paradise.

Born in Euclid, Sept. 25, 1920, she was the daughter of Noah and Mary Ann Campbell Beachem.

She had been a nurse's aide at Butler Memorial Hospital for 28 years; and then she retired in 1973 after several years as a practical nurse.

Mrs. Swint was a member of the First Baptist Church.

Surviving are two sons, G. Gary Boycan and his wife, Pat, of Montclair, Va., and Brian K. Boycan and his wife, Kathy, of Paradise, with whom she made her home; a daughter, Linda K. Boycan Machen and her husband, Gary, of Monroeville; seven grandchildren; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, George E. Boycan, who died Sept. 17, 1979; and her second husband, Richard Swint, who died May 9, 2005. Several brothers and sisters preceded her in death.

<B>SWINT </B>— Friends of Dorothy Marie Boycan Swint, who died Sunday, July 16, 2006, will be received from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will follow at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. David Maitland, her church pastor, officiating. Burial will be at the Butler County memorial Park, Butler Township.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.

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