Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret "Marge" Hoffman Swaby, 90, of Rapid City, SD, formerly of Faith, SD will be Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Faith. The Rosary will be prayed at the Church on Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m., followed by the Mass. Fr. Jim Hoerter will officiate. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Black Hills National Cemetery south of Sturgis, SD. Visitation will start at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the St. Joseph's Catholic church until the Rosary and Mass.

Margaret Lucille Corcoran was born on December 19, 1926 in Faith to Stephen and Alice (Byrne) Corcoran. When "Marge" was one year old, her family moved to Lemmon, SD where she attended St. Mary's Catholic and Lemmon Public schools.

In 1943 Marge married Frederick Thom in Baker, MT. They had a daughter, LaVonne. Following that marriage, Marge married Lynn Farnham in Custer in 1948. Another daughter, Lynda, was born to this union. Marge and Lynn lived on the Farnham Ranch west of Faith where she helped with the bookkeeping, ranching operations and income taxes along with caring for her father-in-law, Frank, for 20 years. Lynn died in 1968 and Marge bought a home in Spearfish where her daughter Lynda attended college.

In 1969 Marge married Erwin Hoffman at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Faith. They lived on the ranch west of Faith until 1979 when they bought a home in Faith. Marge worked at Granny's Cafe from 1982 until 1997 for Don and Mary Lou King until 2005. In 1993 Marge completed her GED. For many years she traveled to Bison and Lemmon to bowl. Marge was a willing worker for any community activity in Faith. She served on the Easter Seals Society and Library boards. She was President of the Faith Ladies Medical Organization for many years and was an active member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, American Legion Auxiliary, Chamber of Commerce, South Dakota Gold Commission, Faith Senior Citizens and the Catholic Church. Her husband Erwin passed away on March 9, 2009.

On August 20, 2015 Marge was united in marriage to John Andrew Swaby in Rapid City. They resided in the Primrose Retirement Community. Though their time together was shorter than hoped, they shared many good times full of activities and memories. John Swaby passed away August 13, 2016. Marge continued to live in Rapid City until her passing on January 12, 2017 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Grateful for having shared in Marge's life are her two daughters, LaVonne Rook, Roundup, MT and Lynda (Gary) Galinat, Pierre, SD, grandchildren Brenda Robison, Ed Rook, Carla (Jeff) Sackmann, Christie Galinat and Bobbi Galinat-Paul, her great grandchildren Darren Rook, Joe, Kristina, Josh and Katie Sackmann, Samantha and Jessiah Paul and many nieces and nephews. Marge was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, her siblings and son-in-law Ed Rook.

In lieu of flowers Memorial can be made to the St. Joseph's Catholic Church or the Faith Ladies Medical Organization.