Dr. Robert William Swan, age 83 passed away late June 5, 2024 at his home in Ballwin, Missouri.

He is survived by his beloved wife Hilda of 37 years, and his children Rob (Michaela), Randy (Laura), Ryan (Victoria), Erika (Jason), Joshua, and his 13 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Dr. John R. Swan, and Dr. Mary E. Swan, and his brother Thomas H Swan.

He was born August 7, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned his medical degree from Northwestern School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He completed an internship and residency in gynecology and obstetrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and a gynecologic oncology fellowship at MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston, Texas. Dr Swan completed additional post graduate training in colposcopy, radiation therapy physics, the use of lasers in gynecology and genetics and molecular medicine in gynecologic oncology. He was an associate professor at many universities across the country along with having a private practice. He retired after a long career in 1999 after practicing at Mercy Hospital and Saint Louis University Hospital in St Louis, Missouri.

Bob learned and loved to fish from a young age, and carried it through his entire life. He also enjoyed bowling, was the president of the Sunrise Lions’ Club in Prescott, Arizona, and was on the board of the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Prescott, Arizona. He was a strong Christian man, who loved to read scripture and teach others. Throughout his adult life, he served in many churches in many capacities. He loved God before anything else, and then his wife Hilda. He was a member of Calvary Fellowship Church in Fenton, Missouri. Throughout his life, he lived in 11 different states.

He served in the Army from 1972-1974 at William Beaumont Army Medical Hospital. He was a lieutenant colonel in Ft. Bliss, Texas.

Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. and a celebration of life will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday June 13, 2024 at Calvary Fellowship Church 1811 Smizer Station Rd, Fenton, MO 63026

In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift/donation to The Alzheimer’s’ Association.