Arnold "Carnie" Swanson, 93, Hills, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005, at his home at Tuff Village in Hills. Services were Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. The Rev. Lowell Berg officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Arnold Swanson was born to Carl Gustav and Ellen Marie (Carlson) Swanson on April 15, 1912, on a farm near Valley Springs, S.D. He graduated from Valley Springs High School in 1929. He married Stella Scholten on June 24, 1936, at the Swanson farm near Valley Springs. They farmed in the Rowena/Valley Springs area until 1946 when they moved to a farm near Hills. They farmed in the Hills area until 1961 when he accepted a position as Rock County bin site and compliance supervisor for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office in Luverne. He retired from the ASC in 1974. He was then elected to the Rock County ASC Committee and served three terms. He sold Pioneer seed corn until retirement in 1983. Mr. Swanson was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, where he served as a trustee. He loved to travel, having visited all 50 states and several foreign countries.Survivors include a daughter, Joan (Segundo) Velasquez. Mendota Heights; one sister, Margaret Scholten, Brandon; two sisters-in-law, Iola Swanson, Sioux Falls, S.D., Elsie Scholten, El Cajon, Calif.; one brother-in-law, Richard Scholten, Pipestone; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mr. Swanson was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Stella; one brother, Walter; and two sisters, Armyda Hermansen and Althea Schmidt. Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.