Martha R. Swindell

Martha R. (Jewett) Swindell, 74, of Danvers, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers surrounded by the love and support of her family. She was the wife and soulmate of Michael W. Swindell, with whom she shared forty years of marriage. Born in Lowell on September 30, 1944, she was the daughter of Ethel (Kohler) Jewett of North Andover and the late Elwin S. Jewett. She lived in Pelham, NH until moving to Danvers in Junior High School and was a 1962 graduate of Holten High School. She would later earn her nursing degree from North Shore Community College. A dedicated and compassionate nurse who was always committed to the care of her patients, Martha began her career at the former Hunt Memorial Hospital. She also worked at Beverly Hospital, Ledgewood Nursing Home, and ultimately with Hospice of the North Shore, where she was especially devoted to the terminally ill patients she worked with until her retirement. Active in local government for many years, Martha served Danvers as a selectman, a member of the Finance Committee, the Town Meeting, the Building Advisory Committee for both Holten Richmond Middle School and Danvers High School, and most recently as a member of the Board of Health. She cherished her time spent with family, and volunteered as a Girl Scout leader and Danvers Youth Softball coach when her daughters were young. In more recent years, she enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s sporting events, going to the beach, and family gatherings around the fire pit. In addition to her husband and mother, she leaves her children, Sarah Lavigne and her husband Donald of Danvers, Amanda Carter and her husband Michael of Amesbury, and Nicholas Swindell of Danvers, her beloved grandchildren, Rebecca Lavigne and her fiancée Gen Legay, Andrew-Jason Carter, Sophia Carter, and Phoebe Swindell, her sister, Deborah Properzio and her husband Paul of Andover, her brothers, Bruce Jewett and his wife Kim of Pelham, Douglas Jewett of Morrow, GA, her sisters-in-law, Susan Tufts and Cheryl Sullivan and her husband James, her brother-in-law Kevin Swindell and his wife Tami, and many nieces and nephews. Her Funeral Service will be Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 10AM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Monday, May 27, 2019 from 4-7PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors. In lieu of flowers, donations in Martha’s memory may be made to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 309 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA 02452.