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In Memoriam

Amanda Mary Swatling (Onyan)
1979-2024

AMANDA MARY SWATLING (ONYAN)
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COOPERSTOWN—It is with great sadness that we had to say goodbye to our loving daughter, sister, niece and friend.

Amanda is survived by her mother, Deborah, step-mother Wendy Fink-Onyan, and siblings Joshua (Charysse), Michael (Carrie), Rachael (Martin), Kala (John), Nicole (Corey), Colin, Tristin, and Bryden (Taylor). She was predeceased by her two dads, Terry Onyan and Michael Swatling; grandmothers Elizabeth Swatling, Joan Hopkins (Welch), and Norma Onyan; and grandfathers Roy Swatling and Robert Burns. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly, as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

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