Sandra J. Swihart, 71, of Bourbon, Indiana, went to be with the Lord at 12:21 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.

She was born April 17, 1943 in Pulaski County, the daughter of Raymond A. and Berniece (Hall) Nitzschke. She was a 1961 graduate of Bourbon High School.

Sandra married Earl Swihart on Jan. 26, 1964 and he survives. She was a homemaker and was a faithful member of the Bourbon Bible Church.  She had also worked at Light and Life Bindery at Winona Lake and worked as a Janitor for the Triton School Corporation. Sandra loved gardening, flowers, making crafts, and sewing; she was noted for her artistic ability in paintings.

In addition to her husband she is survived by her son; Brad (Stephanie) Swihart, Warsaw; two grandchildren: Brittany (Mrs. Jeremy) Larson, Jaren (Chassidy) Swihart; step granddaughter, Taryn Whetstone; and 4 great-grandchildren: Michael and Meaka Swihart and Hunter and Mallory Larson.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two infant brothers and an infant sister.

You are invited from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, to celebrate Sandra’s life with family and friends in Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, Bourbon.

Funeral services will follow at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home with Pastor Larry Goss of Bourbon Bible Church officiating.

Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.

The family requests memorial contributions in her memory to: Bourbon Bible Church, 2002 12th Road, Bourbon, IN 46504.