Lawrence
Prudhomme, 59
Erskine -
Lawrence "Larry" Prudhomme, 59, died Thursday, March 25, 1999 at his
home in Erskine.
Mass of Christian
Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 29 at St. Lawrence
Catholic Church in Mentor with Father Gerald Noesen, Father Joseph
Kieselbach and Deacon John Bruggeman con-celebrating. Burial was in
the parish cemetery with military rites provided by Bailey-Throne
American Legion Post 596 of Erskine. The Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home
of Fosston was in charge of the arrangements.
Lawrence Edward
Prudhomme was born on March 10, 1940 in Crookston, the son of Edward
J. and Anna J. (Fontaine) Prudhomme. He was baptized at St. Peter's
Catholic Church in Gentilly and attended school in Crookston. Larry
served in the U.S. Army from May of 1958 until September of
1963.
On September 6, 1974 he was united in marriage to Donna Walker at
Mentor. Larry had been employed at Crookston Coca-Cola Bottling
Company and learned his plumbing trade at Detroiter in Red Lake Falls
where he was a union steward. He had also been employed with Erskine
Manufacturing Co., had owned and operated Larry's Plumbing and was
currently employed as a heavy equipment operator by Thorson's, Inc.
of Bemidji.
Larry was an avid sportsman, always looking forward to the opening of
fishing and hunting seasons. He especially enjoyed time spent at
their lake home with friends, family and
grandchildren.
He was a member of St.
Lawrence Catholic Church in Mentor where he was active on the Finance
and Building committee and cemetery board. Larry was a member of the
Erskine Volunteer Fire Department for 19 years and was the department
training officer. He was a member of the International Union of
Operating Engineers Local 49 and the Minnesota Deer Hunters Assn. He
also was an instructor in gun and snowmobile safety, giving many
hours to his students.
Larry is survived by
his wife, Donna of Erskine; five daughters, Renee (Stuart) Hesby of
Crookston, Sandra (Allan) Hill of Moorhead, Theresa Prudhomme
(special friend Mike) of Mentor; Diana (Mike) Cirks of Marshall; and
Kimberly (Robert) Jacobson of Fargo; five stepchildren, Carrie (Tim)
Prudhomme of Crookston, Gary Walker (special friend Angela) of
Fridley, Denise (Dan) Ness of Erskine, John (Val) Walker of
Crookston, and Jeffrey (Laura) Walker of Erskine; 25 grandchildren;
one brother, Hilaire (Jean) Prudhomme of Milwaukee, WI; four sisters,
Florence (Leo) Dufault, Madeline (Francis) St. Michael and Doris
(Richard) Sweep, all of Crookston, and Dorothy (Francis) LaCoursiere
of Milwaukee, WI; and two sisters-in-law.
He was preceded
in death by twin granddaughters; his parents; two brothers, Leonard
and Paul Prudhomme; and two sisters, Cecelia Prudhomme and Theresa
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