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Mark
Simenson, 44
Red
Lake Falls - Mark Simenson, 44, died Sunday,
October 21, 2001 at Northwest Medical
Center,
Thief River Falls, MN.
Mass
of Christian Burial will be at 1:30 P.M. on Friday,
October 26, 2001 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church
in Thief River Falls, MN with Father Tim McGee
officiating.
Visitation
will be from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday,
October 25, 2001 at the Green Funeral Home in Thief
River Falls, MN and at the church for one hour
prior to services on Friday.
Mark
Allen Simenson was born January 13, 1957 in Thief
River Falls, MN to George and Lucil (Loeffler)
Simenson. He was baptized in February of 1957 and
also confirmed at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in
Thief River Falls. He attended schools in Thief
River Falls and graduated from Lincoln High School
in 1975. Following High School, Mark joined the
United States Navy. Afterwards, he worked in the
Steel Industry in California. Mark followed his
father's footsteps by working as a carpenter, first
in Thief River Falls and later in Albuquerque, NM.
He returned to schooling at Technical Vocational
Institute at Albuquerque. While in college, Mark
was Editor in Chief of the school paper. Following
college, he became the Webmaster at the Webolution
Café in Albuquerque. In 1999 he returned to
Thief River Falls and worked as a 'Desktop
Specialist/Technician' at Arctic Cat. Mark loved to
fish and watch the animals in nature. He enjoyed
cooking, especially pancakes and cheeseburgers, and
also loved to eat. Mark loved their dog, Lobster,
and could train her to do almost anything. He was
happiest being back home in Minnesota, especially
enjoying the snow. Mark lived in Red Lake Falls, MN
with Robin Bodie and Lobster.
Mark
is survived by Robin Bodie, his son, Justin Thor
Simenson of Albuquerque, NM; step-son, Richie
Nelson of Thief River Falls, MN; step-daughter,
Crystal Nelson of Thief River Falls, MN; his
parents, George and Lucil Simenson of Thief River
Falls, MN; one brother, Charley (Lisa) Simenson of
Thief River Falls, MN; three sisters: Debbie Leeper
of Thief River Falls, MN, Connie (Lee) Wensole of
Plymouth, MN and Claudia (Gary) Finneman of
Annandale, MN; two nieces; four nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his grandparents, Joseph
and Mary Loeffler, Ralph and Connie Simenson and
other family members. A00003B2001OC24
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