Roland Asselin, 56

Roosevelt - Roland Asselin, 56, died on Tuesday, March 16, at his residence in Roosevelt.

Mass of Christian Burial for Roland Asselin of Roosevelt was held on Saturday at 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Warroad. Military honors were provided by the Warroad American Legion.

Roland Asselin, the son of Clarice (Deschene) and Homer Asselin was born December 12, 1947 in Crookston. He attended high school in Oklee, graduating in 1967. On March 6, 1976 he and Nancy Srnsky were united in marriage in Thief River Falls.

Roland worked for Detroiter Mobile Homes in Red Lake Falls, and then worked in the sugar beet business in Crookston. They later moved to Roosevelt and he worked at Marvin Windows and Doors for four years. He had been a carpenter in the area for the past 14 years. Roland enjoyed woodworking very much, and had been working on finishing his new workshop at home. He liked watching football, and his favorite show on TV, Star Trek.

Survivors include his wife Nancy of Roosevelt; daughters, Kari of Fosston and Nicole of Roosevelt; one son, Lucas of Roosevelt; mother Clarice; sisters, Rosella Pietruszewski of Argyle, Stella (Dwight) Howard of Inver Grove Heights, Phyllis Sulerud of Crookston, Evelyn Finseth of Fosston, and Bernadette Hagl of Thief River Falls; brothers, Bernard (Pam) of Oklee and Duane (Pat) of Oklee; sisters-in-law Margie Coan, Angie Sanders, Joy (Norman) Olson, Judy (Ronald) Rustan, and Betty (David) Peterson; and many aunts, uncle's nieces, nephews, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father; brothers-in-law, Jerry Srnsky, Arlin Sanders and Eugene Pietruszewski. A00003B2004MR24

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