Nicholas "Nick" Ray Swee

Nicholas “Nick” Ray Swee, 39, of Iowa City, Iowa passed away unexpectedly, June 22, 2022 at his residence.

A Celebration of Life Service will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Goslar Funeral Home Chapel, Onawa, Iowa with Pastor Catie Newman, officiating. A live stream of the service will be posted on the Goslar Funeral Home website with Nick’s obituary. Arrangements are under the direction of Goslar Funeral Home and Monuments, Onawa, Iowa.

Nicholas “Nick” was born on November 25, 1982 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Bryan and Barb Swee. Shortly after his birth his family moved to Mapleton, Iowa. Nick was an only child but had many cousins that he loved like siblings.

Nick attended MVAO Schools in Mapleton and graduated in 2001. After high school Nick moved to Waterloo, Iowa to attend college. He studied at Hawkeye Community College until transferring to The University of Northern Iowa where he studied Economics and Finance. Nick graduated from UNI Magna Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA in 2008. He later went on to work at Peregrine Financial Group in Cedar Falls. Nick also spent some time working in the management program at Menards. Nick also worked at Transamerica in Cedar Rapids and was also employed with Veridian Credit Union for a few years.

On December 15, 2008, Nick married Lucy Michael on a beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It was the first and only time Nick left the country or flew on a commercial airplane. He enjoyed seeing the Caribbean Sea from above. Nick and Lucy shared a life together living in various cities in Iowa. They had a cat, named Wrigley that Nick loved very much. They later divorced.

Nick loved so many things about life. He loved fishing, golfing and being outdoors. He loved the Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Chiefs. He enjoyed going to Cubs games and other sporting events. Nick was also a big music lover. He loved spinning records and attending concerts. Those were the times he was in his happy place. Nick was an honest man who would do what he could to help others out. He was always ready to have a good time and enjoy life.

Nick is survived by his former wife, Lucy Michael of Independence; his aunt, Jody Fitzpatrick of Waterloo; his uncle, Steve Harbaugh of Orlando, Florida; his uncle, Steve (Claudia) Swee of Omaha, Nebraska; his uncle, Bradley (Linda) Swee of Vermillion South Dakota; cousins, Jacy (Zoe Woodworth) Fitzpatrick of Iowa City, John (Andrea) Fitzpatrick of Waterloo, Wesley (Kendra) Swee of Saint James, Missouri, Mitchell (Candice) Swee of Columbia, Missouri, Trisha (Mike) Rasmussen of Elk Point, South Dakota, and Wendy (Kevin) Anstine of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Nick is preceded in death by his parents, Bryan and Barb Swee; his grandparents, JP and Ruth Cook and Marvin and Lorraine Swee; and his aunts, Suzanne Swee and Becky Harbaugh.

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