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Eldon
Uppman, 75
Mahnomen
- Eldon "Uppie" Uppman, 75, died on Wednesday,
September 25, 2002 at his home in
Mahnomen.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, September 28 at
First Lutheran Church in Mahnomen with Rev. Kristen
Larsen-Schmidt officiating, assisted by Nathan
Lundgren. Dorothy Goos was the organist and Nathan
and Doreen Lundgren were the vocalists.
Casketbearers were Neil Toso, Ted Bement, Ilton
Thorpe Jr., Darvin Schoenborn, Rob Uppman and Rob
Thompson. Interment was held in Riverside Memorial
Gardens Cemetery in Lancaster with military honors
accorded by the Isaacson-Bjorge Post #31 of the
American Legion.
Eldon
Henry Uppman was born on June 6, 1927, the son of
Andrew and Marie (Lager) Uppman near Hallock. He
was raised on the family farm near Lancaster and
attended school there. At the age of 17, he entered
the United States Navy. After his discharge, he
returned to Lancaster where he operated the Knotty
Pine Cafe. He later worked for Douglas Aircraft in
California and was employed in several construction
projects throughout the world, including Greenland
and Liberia. Then, he was employed at the mines
near Babbitt for many years. On December 17, 1966,
Eldon was united in marriage to Delphine Pearson
Elfstrom in Virginia. The couple made their home in
Babbitt. In 1969, they moved to Mahnomen where he
worked for Hanson Ford and later for Fargo Ford in
sales. In the late 1980s, Eldon operated the
Mahnomen Implement and more recently, moved his
business to his home west of Mahnomen where he sold
and repaired farm machinery and autos.
Eldon
was a member of the American Legion and the VFW. He
enjoyed music, especially polka and waltz. He was
an avid golfer and loved to go to
auctions.
Survivors
include his wife, Delphine on Mahnomen; three sons,
Doug (Terri) Elfstrom of Eden Prairie, Milo (Cindy)
Elfstrom of Green River, Wyo. and Paul (Brittani)
Elfstrom of Frisco, Texas; two daughters, Tina
(Mike) Borgen of Perley and Cindy (Joey) Boroski of
Lancaster; one brother, Wilfred (Jane) of Boise,
Idaho; one sister, Vivian (Palmer) Rundquist of
Lancaster; 11 grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Eldon
was preceded in death by his parents, three
brothers and two sisters.
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