Funeral services for Jerry Lee Swigert, age 74 of Perry, formerly of Des Moines will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Perry with visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Memorials will be given to his family and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his in-laws Keith and Rose Burton, his brother-in-law Bruce Klein, and his foster sister Marie Swigert. Survivors include his loving wife of 52 years Brenda, son Chad (Shelby) Swigert of Des Moines, daughter Megan (William) Morales of Aurora, Colorado, brother Ronnie Swigert of West Des Moines, foster sister Jane Simbro of Altoona, sister in-law Vicki Klein of Perry, brother in-law Kerry (Robin) Burton of Paola, Kansas, niece Emily Gillett of Osawatomie, Kansas: grandchildren Parker Swigert of Des Moines, Isolde Swigert of Grimes, Kayden and Kennedy Melbie of Des Moines, Viviana Zavacki of Des Moines, special friends Deborah Hill of Grimes and Helene Wilson of Des Moines, and expected granddaughter Mia Morales due to arrive in January, and his beloved dog Sasha Olivia.