Robert N. Swoger, 88, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in Manor Care, McMurray. He was born July 8, 1928 in Monongahela, the son  of Thomas and Elizabeth Atkins Swoger.
Bob was a graduate of Monongahela High School, class of 1946. He was baptized in 1929 at the First United Methodist Church in Monongahela, where he remained a life long active member and was it's sexton for many years. He was a US Army veteran having served during the Korean War. Before and after he had joined the Army, Bob worked as a cutter at American Window Glass in Arnold, Jeanette and Clarksburg, West Virginia. He worked for several years as a mechanic at Pizzica Buick in Monongahela and retired with over twenty years of employment from Lee Norse Company in Charleroi. He was a member of the Carroll American Legion James C. Ford Post 949 in Dunkirk and the Arroas Haymakers Association No. 258 1/2 in New Eagle. Bob was an exceptional mechanic who loved tinkering on cars at home and was always helping others with his expertise. He enjoyed hunting, stock car racing and NASCAR. One his favorite memories was going to the Indianapolis 500.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Ann Yohe Swoger  with whom he celebrated sixty years of marriage on February 24, 2016; nieces and nephews, Twila Ramsden and husband Fred, Roderick Ellsworth and wife Patty, Thomas Ellsworth, Paula Yohe, Bill Yohe and wife Denise, Bob Yohe; several great nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Lou Ellsworth Robson.
Friends will be received on Thursday, February 2, 2017 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela, where services will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM with the Rev. Alan Morrison officiating. Committal services and interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Monongahela Honor Guard and Firing Squad.
Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 430 W. Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063.