Robert
Kalbakdalen, 46
Red
Lake Falls - Robert "Bob" Kalbakdalen, 46, died
Friday, February 23, 2001 at his home in Red Lake
Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday,
February 28) at Johnson Funeral Service in Red Lake
Falls with Rev. Troy Bates officiating. Carol
Kankel and Matt Siekert will provide special music.
Casketbearers will be Buzz Wilson, Greg Gervais,
Paul Waldal, Corey Violette, Ryan Violette and
Shaun Moran. Military honors will be provided by
the Red Lake Falls American Legion Post. Interment
will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Red Lake
Falls.
Visitation
will be held today from 11 a.m. until the time of
the service.
Robert
Maynard Kalbakdalen was born on July 7, 1954 in Red
Lake Falls, the son of Maynard and Joan (Ford)
Kalbakdalen. He grew up in Red Lake Falls where he
graduated from Lafayette High School in 1972.
He
entered the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS
Wabash in the Gulf of Tonkin and in San Francisco
during the Vietnam War. Following his honorable
discharge, he returned to Red Lake Falls and worked
at Northern Woodwork in Thief River Falls. For the
past several years, he had been employed at Eagle
Square in Red Lake Falls.
Bob
enjoyed fishing, reading, gardening and
politics.
He
was a member of the Red Lake Falls American Legion
Post.
Bob
is survived by his parents, Maynard and Joan
Kalbakdalen of Red Lake Falls; three sisters, Deb
(Frank) Moran, Gail (Tony) Podenski and Lisa (Mark)
Violette, all of Red Lake Falls; two brothers, Jeff
(Deanne) Kalbakdalen of Red Lake Falls and Dan
(Molly) Kalbakdalen of Fargo, N.D.; a daughter,
Melissa Ann Soderman of Red Lake Falls; his
grandmother, Gladys Kalbakdalen of Red Lake Falls;
and many nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather,
Melvin Kalbakdalen; maternal grandparents, Joseph
and Eleanor Ford; and several uncles and
aunts.
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