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Herbert
Derosier, 72
Red
Lake Falls - Herbert "Herb" Derosier, 71, died
on Monday, September 9, 2002 at Pioneer Memorial
Care Center in Erskine. 
Funeral
services were held on Friday, September 13 at 1:30
p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Brooks with
Father Tim Bushy officiating. Val Gagnon was the
organist and Donna Fossum and Lori Melby provided
special music. Mass servers were Aaron Derosier and
Tyler Larson and Eucheristic ministers were Doug
Derosier, JoAnne Derosier and Karen Larson. Tammy
Paradis was the reader. Casketbearers were Harold
Derosier, Harvey Hagl, Dave Martell, Jake Martell,
George Olson and Jerry Perreault. Honorary
casketbearers were all of Herb's grandchildren.
Interment was in St Anthony Catholic Cemetery in
Terrebonne with military honors accorded by the
American Legion Post #22 of Red Lake
Falls.
Herbert
Joseph Derosier was born on December 11, 1930, the
son of Joseph and Minnie (LaCoursiere) Derosier in
Terrebonne. He was raised there and attended Bugalo
School in Terrebonne. Herb entered the United
States Air Force on September 20, 1950 and served
until his honorable discharge on September 19,
1951. Herb worked in the mines in Hibbing for a
time, then in 1961, he bought Art Laundry Trucking.
In 1965, he moved his family and business to
Brooks. On November 5, 1971, he was sworn in as
deputy sheriff, which he served as for two years.
In 1977, he moved to the family farm near
Terrebonne where he farmed and drove truck. He also
worked for a time at the Beet Plant in Crookston.
His favorite occupation was trucking, which he did
for 35 years until his retirement in
1977.
Herb
loved spending time with his family, grandchildren
and friends. He enjoyed playing cards and being in
the outdoors. He was a member of the American
Legion Post #22 in Red Lake Falls and St. Anthony
Catholic Church in Terrebonne and St. Joseph
Catholic Church in Brooks.
Survivors
include his children, Tony (Julie) of Erskine,
Debra (Jeff) Champagne of Brooks, Tom of Milwaukee,
Wisc., Dale Juneau of Red Lake Falls, Jerry Juneau
of Red Lake Falls, Dawn (Leif) Fore of Oklee,
Joseph of Phoenix, Ariz., and special family
friend, Tina Flynn of Highmore, S.D.; 15
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters,
Darlene (Dory) Kazmeirzak of Scandia, Marcella
Laydecker of Overland Park, Kan. and Noella Delorme
of Thief River Falls; and a step-sister, Bernice
Valley of Red Lake Falls.
Herb
was preceded in death by his parents; son, Stephen
Joseph Derosier; and brothers, Vern and Don.
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