Class of 1954
1954 Maroon Spotlight
Rosa Swart
Band 50-54; Class Assemblies 50-52; 53-54; Football Queen Business Manager 51-52; All School Revue 52-53; Annual Play 53-54; Teen Town Council 52-53; Annual Staff 53-54; Senior Class Vice President 53-54.
1954 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Rosa Swart has been an active member of the high school band since 1949. She is the 18-year-old daughter of Chester Swart, 1324 Delaware street, and was born March 2, 1936, in Perry. She attended all Perry schools and plans to attend Oklahoma A. & M. college, Stillwater, following graduation from high school. Rosa was a member of the teen town council, 1952-53; the annual staff, 1953-54; honor society, 1953-54; and was senior class vice president, 1953-54; and home room secretary, 1953-54. She also took part in the annual play, 1953-54 and the all-school review, 1953-54.
Rosa Lee (Swart) Friedemann
March 2, 1936 – Jan. 3, 1992
Rosa Lee Friedemann, 55, a Perry elementary school teacher for 24 years, died at 1:40 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 1992, at her home at 1004 Locust street.
Born March 2, 1936, in Perry, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Loula Swart. She graduated from Perry high school in 1954.
Mrs. Friedemann earned her bachelor of science degree in 1967 from Oklahoma State university and her master’s degree in 1983 from OSU.
She and Hugo Friedemann, who survives, were married May 28, 1955, in Perry. She was a member of Christ Lutheran church. She also was a member of Phi Kappa Phi sorority, Perry Classroom Teachers association, Oklahoma Education association and National Education association.
Survivors include her husband, Hugo, of the home; two daughters, Sandra Holmes, Choctaw; Beth Reoc’h, Annemasse, France; one son, Richard Friedemann, Las Vegas, Nev.; two brothers, Lavern Swart, Denver, Col. and Marvin Swart, Oklahoma City; one sister, Lavina Hussey, Oklahoma City; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Suzanne, and one brother Verdis Swart.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Christ Lutheran church. Officiating will be Rev. Myron Maltz, Christ Lutheran pastor. Burial will be at Grace Hill cemetery. Memorials have been established for Christ Lutheran church of Perry or the Judith Karman Hospice of Stillwater.