Palmer
J. Grovum, 89
Gilbert
- Palmer J. Grovum, 89, died Friday, March 23,
2001 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth.
A
memorial service was held at 10 a.m. on Monday,
March 26, at Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral Home
in Gilbert with Rev. Francis Paquette officiating.
Military honors were accorded by George and Mark
Klobuchar VFW Post 4456 of Gilbert. Interment will
be at a later date.
Palmer
J. Grovum was born on March 29, 1911 in Grygla, the
son of Ole and Tilda (Rue) Grovum. He attended
grade school and farmed at Grygla before entering
the Army during World War II. He served as a
sergeant in the 57th Signal Battalion
Communications System in the European Theater.
After his discharge in 1945, he went to G.I.
Electrical School to become an
electrician.
On
December 11, 1946, Palmer married Marie J. Leigh at
Grygla. He worked on various construction jobs
before becoming the Superintendent of Water and
Lights for the cities of Gilbert and Sparta from
1955 to 1965. He then went back to electrical
construction, working at the missile sites in North
Dakota and mining plants on the Iron Range until
his retirement in 1977.
Palmer
was a member of Electrical Local 1426 of Grand
Forks, N.D., George and Mark Klobuchar VFW Post
4456 of Gilby and Pratt-Volden-Mickelson-Anderson
American Legion Post 239 of Virginia.
He
enjoyed country music and dancing and was an avid
outdoorsmen, enjoying deer hunting season.
Survivors
include his wife, Marie; two sons, Larry (Debra) of
Brooklyn Park and Lowell (Irma) of Gilbert; two
daughters, Darlene (David) Cass of Gilmore, Texas
and Connie (Jim) Bombenger of Hinckley; six
grandchildren; three great-grandsons; a brother,
Obert (Evelyn) Grovum of Thief River Falls; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Palmer
was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and
seven brothers.
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