1939 - 2025
COOPERSTOWN – Harry Daniel “Sonny” Swanger, Jr., 85, entered into eternal rest late Saturday morning, May 17, 2025, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.
Sonny was born June 26, 1939, in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, a son of Harry Daniel Swanger, Sr. and Rachael June (Gettle) Swanger.
From January 24, 1962, until January 23, 1964, Sonny proudly served his country in the United States Army.
On October 29, 2011, Sonny married Patricia Ann Armstrong Young. Upon moving to Cooperstown, they settled into the Cooper Lane Apartments, and most recently they were residing in Richfield Springs.
While living in Cooperstown, Sonny was employed as a sales clerk at The Farmers’ Museum.
Sonny is survived by his wife, Patty, and two sisters, Janice Heisy and Norma Sidle of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 26, 2025, on what would have been Sonny’s 86th birthday, in the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery on Cemetery Road in Fly Creek, with the Rev. Jessica Lambert, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, officiating. Military Honors will be rendered by members of the Cooperstown Veterans Club and the New York State Military Forces Honor Guard.
Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
If you would like to send condolences to the family, send an email to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth. We will forward your comments to the family. If you would like to send flowers in memory of the deceased, contact Mohican Flowers at (607) 547-8822, or A Rose is a Rose at (607) 264-3100.
