Timothy
Renstrom, 49
Strandquist
- Timothy Renstrom, 49, died Saturday, August
4, 2001 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Funeral
services will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday,
August 8) at Salem Lutheran Church in Stephen with
Rev. Gary Halverson officiating. Ellen Johnson will
be the organist, and the soloist will be Wendy
Blazejewski. Casketbearers will be Brian Renstrom,
Randy Renstrom, John Kujava, Mark Hoper, Greg
Winskowski, Lyle Walz, Scott Troska and Ben
Kleinwachter. Military honors will be accorded by
the Karlstad and Strandquist American Legion Posts.
Interment will be in Salem Church Cemetery in
Stephen.
Visitation
was held after 6 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer service
Tuesday, August 7, at Collins Funeral Chapel in
Karlstad. Visitation will also be held for one hour
prior to services at the church.
Timothy
Willard Renstrom was born on November 16, 1951 in
Warren, the son of Willard and Gladys (Kittelson)
Renstrom. He grew up in Nelson Park township of
Marshall county near Strandquist. He was baptized
and confirmed at Bethesda Lutheran Church in
Strandquist. In September of 1969, Tim enlisted in
the U.S. Army and served in Germany and
Vietnam.
On
December 26, 1971, he was united in marriage to
Leone Walz at Salem Lutheran Church. Following his
discharge from the military in May of 1972, the
couple returned to the Renstrom family farm where
they had since made their home. Tim drove truck for
Donarski Trucking and L.B. Hartz. Employment also
included American Crystal Sugar in Drayton, N.D.,
Marvin Windows in Warroad and as a carpenter for
Marshall County Builders for several
years.
Tim
was longtime member of Salem Lutheran Church,
serving on the church council. He was a past
commander of the Strandquist American Legion Post
and was currently a member of the Karlstad American
Legion Post.
Survivors
include his wife, Leone; two sons, Brian of
Owatonna and Randy of Prior Lake; four sisters,
Grace (Russell) Wollin of East Grand Forks, Carol
(Carl) Britten of Halma, Susan (Allen) Frei of
Stephen and Darlene (Rodney) Gryskiewicz of
Watertown, S.D.; and many nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Tim
was preceded in death by a daughter, Erin in 1980,
and his parents. A00003B2000AU08
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