Robert
Blackwood, 60
Dassel
- Robert Blackwood, 60, died Friday, March 9,
2001 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in
Minneapolis.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, March 13, at the
Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel with Rev.
Douglas Pierce officiating. Friends and relatives
provided special music. Casketbearers were Bob
Wilde, Gayle Mattson, Paul Flatt, Larry Ostlund,
Kenneth Swanson and Michael Linder. Honorary
casketbearers were Paul Hoffman, Le Holmquist, Jim
Mattson, Gary Finken and Don Gilberg. Interment was
in Lake Jennie Covenant Church Cemetery, rural
Dassel.
Robert
"Bob" Thomas Blackwood was born on February 11,
1941 at St. Barnabas Hospital in Minneapolis, the
son of Rev. Walter and Dorothy (Petersen)
Blackwood. He was baptized at Star Prairie, Wisc.
in 1953 and graduated from Newfolden High School in
1959. He later attended the Area Vocational
Technical Institute in Thief River Falls. Before
moving to Dassel in 1963, Bob lived with his
parents in Big Falls and Viking.
On
April 2, 1966, he was united in marriage to Diane
Nelson at Dassel. Over the years, Bob was employed
at Dassel Lumber and Oil, owned and operated a fuel
delivery business and worked for Wessman Oil in
Cokato. When he was unable to work full-time, he
worked part-time for Porta-Dock and Dassel
Apartments.
At
Lake Jennie Covenant Church, Bob taught Sunday
school, served as Chairman, served on the property
and music committees and led worship.
He
enjoyed singing with different groups, including
his quartet and the Litchfield Male
Chorus.
Bob
is survived by his wife, Diane; his mother, Dorothy
of Cokato; two sons, Brian (Amy) of Shakopee and
Anthony of St. Louis Park; two grandchildren; a
nephew and a niece.
He
was preceded in death by his father and a sister,
Carolyn Hoffman. A00003B2000MA21
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