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Faith Chapel Founder Swede Danielson Passes Away
December 11, 2016
N. L. “Swede” Danielson, co-founder of Faith Chapel Funeral Home, passed away Thursday. He was 94.
Danielson was a U. S. Navy veteran who honorably served his country in World War II. He was stationed at Whiting Field and Okinawa, Japan. While in Pensacola, he met and married Myrtle Davis of Brewton and together they moved to Kansas
His love for the funeral business started at age 14 while working with his uncle Arvid Danielson. Upon returning to Kansas, he completed mortuary college at Kansas City College of Mortuary Science in 1949 and worked again with his uncle. The couple returned to Pensacola in 1950 with their first son (Ray) and he went to work at Fisher Pou Funeral Home with the ultimate dream of one day owning his own funeral home.
Swede worked five jobs at one time while working to fulfill his dream. He worked as a painter, monument salesman, gravedigger, and ambulance driver — all while working at his job at the funeral home. In 1964 his dream came true after meeting the late Tommy Smith. In 1965 they partnered to open Faith Chapel Funeral Home on Beverly Parkway.
He surpassed his dream by opening the second Faith Chapel Funeral Home location in December 1999, and an onsite crematory in 2009, both in Cantonment. Danielson formally retired in 2012 and was the oldest active funeral director in the State of Florida.
Funeral services will be held at 12:30 Tuesday at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Dr. Jerry Passmore officiating and Dr. Ted Traylor assisting.
For the complete obituary, click here.
In lieu of flowers, donations in the memory of Swede Danielson may be made to Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen or Manna Food Bank.
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4 Responses to “Faith Chapel Founder Swede Danielson Passes Away”
i just loved that man.he was so funny at times.we were working on a right a way a few years ago and at lunch we were laying down close to his house resting on a grassey hill,he stopped an said i love the way yall laying straight out,not knowing what he meant he laughed and said you would make my job easy,i own faith chappel.well we jumped up and said no way we not ready to see you yet.he laughed and said yall doing a good job hope i dont see yall no time soon.what a great man he was.
He loved doing for people in their time of need and it showed in the way He treated
them. May the Lord bless and be with the family and friends you leave behind.
Rest in peace. I’m so thankful for all the help you gave my family Through The Years in our time of need .God bless you and your family
So many words can be used to describe this man. Part of the greatest generation, loyal husband and father, World War II veteran, unselfish, caring, loving, friend to law enforcement and Christian. It was an honor knowing this wonderful man.