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Elmer
Amundson, 89
East
Grand Forks - Elmer Oliver Amundson, 89,
formerly of Strandquist, died on Tuesday, August
27, 2002, at his home in East Grand Forks.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, August 31 at First
Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks. Interment was
in Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Elmer
Oliver Amundson was born on September 2, 1912, the
son of Otto and Jenny (Hegstrom) Amundson in Grand
Forks, N.D. As a child, he moved with his family to
Strandquist where he attended school. On December
1, 1939, he married Minnie Nelson in Newfolden. The
couple farmed near Strandquist and later owned and
operated Elmer's Garage in Strandquist. In 1950,
they moved to East Grand Forks where he worked for
Dan Dugan Transport Company until his retirement in
1974. After retirement, he enjoyed woodworking and
developed an expertise in woodturning. Elmer
provided spindle work and antique repair for
several local businesses. He was a devoted husband
and family man.
Survivors
include his wife, Minnie of East Grand Forks; four
children, Bonita (Thomas) Todd of Lexington, Ky.,
Elroy (Sharon) of Clarkston, Wash., Donna (Kenny)
Huff of Gilman City, Mo. and Jennifer Monson of
Burnsville; nine grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; a brother, Dolf (Emma) of
Freeport, Ill.; and a sister, Daisy Webb of
Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Elmer
was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson;
two sisters, Olga and Viola; and six brothers,
Vernon, Clifford, Dale, Arlie, Ivan and Rolf.
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