Alton
Jorgenson, 89
Warren
- Alton Jorgenson, 89, died on Monday, January
26, 2004 at the North Valley Health Center in
Warren.
Funeral
services were held on Friday, Jan. 30, at Our
Savior's Lutheran Church in Warren. Interment was
held at Greenwood Cemetery in Warren.
Alton R.
Jorgenson was born on March 9, 1914 in rural
Argyle, MN, the son of George and Hannah (Myrfield)
Jorgenson. He was baptized and confirmed at Alma
Lutheran Church. Alton attended country school. He
was in the U.S. Army during World War II from May
of 1942 until November 8, 1945. He served in
Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and
Central Europe.
After his
discharge, he returned home and worked for area
farmers. He worked for the Soo Line Railroad from
1948 - 1951. On December 1, 1951, he married
Burnett Sannes. They moved to the Iron Range for a
short period of time until they moved back to the
Warren area. Alton worked for the Great Northern
Railroad which later became the Burlington Northern
Railroad. He retired in 1979. Burnett died on
January 20, 1987. He moved to the Good Samaritan
Center in March of 2002.
He was a
member of the Our Savior's Lutheran Church and the
Warren American Legion Post 27.
Alton
enjoyed gardening.
Survivors
include three children; Barbara (Lambert)
Kostrzewski of Warren, Gary (Thuloan) Jorgenson of
San Jose, Calif. and Larry (Sherryl Eckstein)
Jorgenson of Thief River Falls; two grandchildren;
very special friend, Zfiryna Kuznia of Warren;
three brothers, Melvin (Verna) Jorgenson, George
"Hillman" (Jane) Jorgenson and Vernon (Joan)
Jorgenson and many nieces and nephews.
He was
preceded in death by his wife; an infant
granddaughter; parents; George and Hannah
Jorgenson; three brothers, Oliver, Clifford and
Lloyd; and an infant sister, Gladys.
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