Daniel
Rawerts, 69
Thief
River Falls - Daniel Rawerts, 69, died Friday,
January 30, 2004 at CNC Unit of Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 at St.
John Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with
Reverend Donald Kirchner officiating. Interment
will be held in the spring at Oak Grove Cemetery in
Red Lake Falls.
Daniel
Nicholas Rawerts was born June 7, 1934 in Gervais
Township, the son of Vay Thomas and Minnie Elsie
(Ulrich) Rawerts. He was baptized and confirmed at
St. John's Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls. He
attended school in St. Hilaire, and graduated from
Lincoln High School in 1954.
On June
25, 1977, Daniel was united in marriage to Carol
Ann Gruenhagen at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in
St. Paul.
Daniel
and Carol lived in Thief River Falls where he was
employed at Wilson Brothers Auto Parts for 32
years. Following Carol's death, Daniel lived at
Valley Home in Thief River Falls and the past few
months has lived at the CNC unit of Northwest
Medical Center.
Daniel
was an active member of St. John Lutheran Church in
Thief River Falls, the Lutheran Laymen's League and
church Bible Studies. He also taught Sunday School.
Daniel enjoyed singing in the choir at church as
well as the Heritage Choir. In his younger years he
liked to fish, golf and shoot trap.
Survivors
include three sisters, Sylvia Berg of Red Lake
Falls, Connie (Rev., Dr. Art) Spomer of Broken
Arrow, Okla. and Dr. Patricia (Marvin) Dahl of
Bloomington, and Laura Ohlrogge of St. Paul;
brothers and sisters-in-law, Norma (Jerry) Gallati
of Cushing, Corinne (Weldon) Wilson of St. Cloud,
Emily (Gerald) Boleen of White Bear Lake, Gloria
(Everett) Acker of Newport, Lowell (Elois)
Gruenhagen of Seattle, Wash., Warren (Judy)
Gruenhagen of Stillwater and Eva Rawerts of Thief
River Falls; many nieces and nephews and grand
nieces and nephews.
Daniel
was preceded in death by his wife, Carol on August
22, 1999; parents; sister, Myrna Rawerts; twin
brother, Dennis Rawerts and three nephews.
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