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Dr.
Harold T. Lindquist, 81
Oklee
&endash; Dr. Harold Truman Lindquist, 81,
Oklee, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003 at the Emmanuel
Community Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at
Zion Lutheran Church, Oklee, with Rev. Robert
Paulson Officiating. Burial was at Zion Lutheran
Cemetery, Oklee. Pallbearers included Marvin
Bronken, Elmer Hanson, Harold Cyr, Delton
Sebenaler, Dennis Bachand, and Norman
Nelson.
Harold
Truman Lindquist was born Oct. 6, 1921 at Oklee,
son of August and Gunhild (Engen) Lindquist. He was
raised in Oklee and attended school, graduating
from the Oklee High School. He attended Concordia
College in Moorhead before being drafted into the
Army Air Corps and serving during WWII. Following
his discharge he received a Bachelor Degree in
Pharmacy in 1949 and a Doctorate in Dentistry, June
19, 1959, at the University of Minnesota. On June
14, 1953 he was united in marriage to Joan
Mikkelson at Oakes, N.D. Following his graduation
from the U of M he began his career in Crookston.
He later started a practice as the first and only
dentist in Oklee, which ran from 1961 until his
retirement in 1987. Harold served in many groups
including Zion Lutheran Church Council, the
Northland College Board and the School Board for 18
years. He loved watching his children play sports,
singing, golfing and watching the Minnesota
Vikings. He liked playing cards, especially whist
and bridge.
He
is survived by children; Richard (Marcia)
Lindquist, Fargo, N.D.; Mark Lindquist, Detroit
Lakes; Jon (Jeanne) Lindquist, Detroit Lakes, Karen
(Tom) Wenner, Cottage Grove, and Chris Lindquist,
Fargo, N.D.; 10 grandchildren; three sisters,
Adella Lindquist, Oklee, Norma Sweet, Blaine, and
Marvel Sheets, LaPorte, and one brother Willard
(Vernice) Lindquist, Moorhead. He was preceded in
death by his parents, spouse Joan in 1992,
daughter, Jean Lindquist in 1997; three brothers
Vernon, Mauritz and Raymond, one sister Alice
Lindquist; sister-in-law Ruth Lindquist and
brother-in-laws, Paul Sweet and Arthur
Sheets.
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