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Vernon Jahr, 80 Detroit Lakes - Vernon A. Jahr, 80, died on Monday, April 14, 2003 at his home in Detroit Lakes. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Vernon A. Jahr was born on August 25, 1922, the son of Oscar and Bertina (Iverson) Jahr, in Hitterdal. He grew up and received his education in Hitterdal, graduating from high school in 1940. He then moved to Detroit, Mich., where he worked as a foreman at the Candler-Hill Corporation. On June 15, 1942, he married May L. Lee in Detroit. The couple made their home in Detroit until 1945, when they moved to Thief River Falls. Vernon spent the next 38 years working for the Soo Line Railroad as a brakeman and conductor. He retired in 1984 and the couple moved to Big Cormorant Lake in rural Lake Park. Survivors include his wife, May; three sons, Richard (Kathie) of Plymouth, Danny (Jeri) of Osceola, Wisc., and David (Karen) of Chicago; one daughter, Sherry Solheim of Thief River Falls; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Vernon was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, and one sister. A00003B2003AR23

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