Gary
"Doc" Carlson, 64
 
Thief
River Falls - Gary "Doc" Carlson, 64, died
Friday, July 27, 2001 at his home in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 10
a.m.
on Tuesday, July 31, at Our Saviour's Lutheran
Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. Terry Olson
officiating. Wanda Vigness was the organist, and
Mike Sorteberg was the soloist. Casketbearers were
LaVerne Hamre, Mike Sorteberg, Don Langevin, Jason
Hermanson, Mark Hermanson and Mike Hermanson.
Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Gary
Ken Carlson was born on August 16, 1936 in Thief
River Falls, the son of Martin Emmitt and Winnifred
Elizabeth (Sculthorp) Carlson. He was baptized at
the United Methodist Church and attended Knox
Elementary and Lincoln High School. He served in
the National Guard.
On
December 12, 1978, Gary was united in marriage to
Sandra Hermanson at Thief River Falls where the
couple had since resided. Gary was employed at
Arctic Enterprises, Hartz Wholesale, Soo Line
Railroad and the Thief River Falls Sanitation
Department in addition to doing a variety of odd
jobs.
He
enjoyed baseball, softball, football, biking,
listening to music, visiting with his neighbors and
talking about the old days.
Gary
is survived by his wife, Sandra of Thief River
Falls; three daughters, Kimberly, Patricia and Lisa
Carlson, all of Thief River Falls; two sisters,
Beverly Carlson and Carol (Evans) Jones, both of
St. Cloud; and two brothers, Bob (Vivian) Carlson
of Thief River Falls and Jack (Phyllis) Carlson of
Duluth.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters,
Marjorie and Patti; and five brothers, Glenn,
Myrle, Nick, Darell and one in infancy.
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