John
Gullingsrud, 71
Bismarck,
N.D. - John Gullingsrud, 71, died Monday,
October 8, 2001 at his home in Bismarck,
N.D.
Services
were held on Thursday, October 11, at 1 p.m. at
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bismarck with Rev.
Jeff Tengesdal officiating. Burial was in Fairview
Cemetery with military rites by VFW Post 1326.
Eastgate Funeral Service was in charge of the
arrangements.
John
Gullingsrud was born on May 12, 1930 in Thief River
Falls, the son of John and Maymie (Anderson)
Gullingsrud. He graduated from Lincoln High School
where he played football. John was a member of the
National Guard and served in the Korean War from
1951 to 1952. Following his discharge, he lived in
California where he worked for the railroad and
played semi-professional hockey in Los Angeles. He
returned to Thief River Falls and began working for
Benson Optical.
In
1954, John married Harriet Overboe, and the couple
moved to Marshalltown, Iowa where he managed a
Benson Optical branch. In 1963, they moved to
Minneapolis, and John worked at the company
headquarters. In 1965, he was transferred to
Bismarck where he worked for Benson Optical and
also for Drs. Springan and Springan and Snyder
Distributing of Fargo.
John
was president of the Marshalltown (Iowa) Kiwanis,
lifetime member of the Elks and member of the VFW
and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church where he sang in
the choir for several years.
He
enjoyed spending time with his family, especially
his granddaughters.
John
is survived by his wife, Harriet; a son Bruce
(special friend Penny Borg of Bismarck) of
Vancouver, Wash.; two granddaughters; a brother,
Don (Emmy) Gullingsrud of Orlando, Fla.; three
sisters, Carlyn Stadum of Fergus Falls, Helen
(Pete) Barstad of Harvey, N.D. and Marilyn (Dave)
Padbreger of Kempner, Texas; a half-brother, Dan
Nelson of Salem, Ore.; and many nieces and nephews.
He
as preceded in death by his parents, an infant
brother and three half-brothers and sisters.
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