AMHERST – Faith M. Sweigart passed away peacefully at her home at the Arbors on March 23, 2015. She was born on June 3,1926 in Lewiston, ME to Charles and Amelia York. Faith grew up in Boothbay Harbor, ME where she returned to visit often. Her father was a well-known fisherman along the east coast and this instilled upon her the love of the coast of Maine. 

She attended Ryder College in Trenton, New Jersey and graduated in 1946. She then worked for Travelers Insurance in Trenton until 1948. In college she met her future husband Benjamin E. Sweigart and they married on September 25,1948. They moved to Ben’s hometown of York, PA. and there they had four children together. Faith moved to Amherst, MA in 1967. She worked in the Duplicating Center at the University of Massachusetts. She retired in 1992 after many years of dedicated service to the University. 

Faith loved her family above all things and took great joy in watching her family grow. With her good friend, Ed Flynn she enjoyed square dancing, playing bridge, listening to music, and good wine. She was an avid Red Sox fan. She had many friends from Maine to Pennsylvania and touched the hearts of everyone she met. 

She leaves her four children and their spouses, her son Kenneth Sweigart and his wife Janet of Dover, PA; her daughter Deborah Berger and her husband Gary of Mt. Wolf, PA; her daughter Vivian Kucinski and her husband Roman of Shutesbury, MA; and David Sweigart and his wife Donna of So. Hadley, MA. Faith had eight adoring grandchildren and nine great-­grandchildren. 

Calling hours will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Douglass Funeral Home in Amherst, MA. The memorial service will be Saturday at 11:00 am at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Hadley, MA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Faith may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church, 98 North Maple Street, Hadley, MA. Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com

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