Ola
Byklum, 91
 Thief
River Falls - Ola Byklum, 91, died on Thursday,
February 19, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center's CNC
Unit in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on
Monday,
Feb. 23 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in rural
Grygla, with Rev. Mary Ronning Gilthvedt
officiating. Casket bearers included Loren
Lusignon, Richard Byklum, Orvis Byklum, Mark
Loberg, Randy Stavenes and Branden Narlock.
Interment will be in Our Savior's Lutheran
Cemetery, rural Grygla.
Ola
Byklum was born on April 30, 1912 in Beltrami
County, Minnesota, the son of K. O. and Gunhild
(Nesland) Byklum. He was baptized and confirmed at
Our Savior's Lutheran Church and attended country
school. He entered the United States Army on July
21, 1942 and was honorably discharged on November
19, 1945. He served in central Europe, Tunisian,
Sicilian, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, southern France
and Rhineland. He received the European African
Middle Eastern Theater Service Ribbon, Bronze
Arrowhead Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
Ola
farmed, hauled cattle for Paul Saurdiff, worked as
a plumber in Grafton, N.D. and also worked for the
Grygla Sanitation Department for years.
Ola
loved to visit and tell stories, especially war
experiences he had in World War II.
He
was a lifetime member of the VFW and former mayor
of Grygla.
Survivors
include three nieces: Bernice (Donald) Lenhart of
Thief River Falls, Mae (Mervyn) Clausen of Aitkin
and Myrna (Darrel) Anderson of Warroad; and one
nephew, Dennis (Arlene) Mootz of Elk River, MN and
several friends.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; one brother,
Oliver Byklum; sister, Gena Mootz-Clausen; niece,
Beverly Leach; great niece, Veronica Safranski and
great great nephew, Bradley Safranski.
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