Richard
"Max" Frodahl, 86
Mora
- Richard Maxwell "Max" Frodahl, 86, died on
Sunday, February 29, 2004 after a short stay at the
Villa Health Care Center in Mora.
Funeral
services were held on March 3 at Calvary Lutheran
Church in Mora with Rev. Daphne Hoff officiating.
Military honors were provided by Mora American
Legion Post 201. Final disposition was cremation.
Richard
Frodahl was born in Shevlin on February 18, 1918,
the son of Hartvick and Annie (Komanstad) Frodahl.
Max attended high school in Goodridge. He joined
the Navy in 1940. He served during World War II in
the Pacific Theater and later in the Korean
Conflict. He was discharged in 1960.
Max
loved to travel while in the Navy and also after
his discharge. He took the roads less traveled,
gaining a lifetime of stories and memories, which
he shared with his family and friends.
He
married his much loved Ida (Fjeld) Diehl on
November 8, 1974. They lived in Thief River Falls,
where Max was employed as a machinist at Forsbergs.
After retiring, they traveled throughout the United
States. They spent many winters in Texas and
summers in Cambridge and later in Mora. Max loved
gardening and prided himself on his yard and in
finding unusual flowers for their gardens. Max kept
up with current events by reading newspapers and
watching television.
Survivors
include his wife Ida of Mora; daughters Christina
Haverty of Merriville, Ind. and Claudia (Al)
Salisbury of Athol, Idaho; his brother, Roland of
Kailua, Hawaii; step-children, Vonnie Tuomala of
Quamba, Kae (Harlan) Rude of Ramsey, Jan Axton of
Vergas, Judi (Kip) Poppenhagen of Maple Grove and
Doreen (David) Moore of Ham Lake; 12 grandchildren;
20 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers,
Roland, Gerald and Howard; and his sister Louise.
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