Walter
Vettleson, 80
Trail
- Walter Vettleson, 80, died on Monday, March
24, 2003 at his home in rural Trail.
Funeral
services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday,
March 28 at Oak Park Lutheran Church in Oklee with
the Rev. Joseph Abrahamson officiating. Larissa
Chervestad will be the organist. Interment will be
in Clearwater Lutheran Cemetery in rural Oklee.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on
Thursday, March 27 at the Johnson Funeral Service
in Oklee with an 8 p.m. prayer service and for one
hour prior to services at the church on
Friday.
Walter
Theodore Vettleson was born on August 18, 1922, the
son of Willie and Mathilda (Florence) Vettleson, in
Erie. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith and
confirmed at Clearwater Lutheran Church. He grew up
and attended the Old 47 School in Highlanding
Township of Pennington County.
On August
28, 1954, he married Shirley Ann Pederson in Trail.
The couple made their home in Chester Township of
Polk County, where they have since resided. Walter
farmed and worked construction at Mark's Sand and
Gravel in Fergus Falls and at Northern Sand and
Gravel in Trail. He sang and played rhythm guitar
and was instrumental in starting the Stardust Band.
He was a self-taught musician who played with many
other area musicians throughout his life. Walter
was the clerk of Chester Township for 43 years. He
liked music, hunting, gardening, playing cards and
especially spending time with family and his
grandchildren.
Survivors
include his wife, Shirley Ann; seven children,
Deborah (James) DuChamp of Plummer, Wayne (Debra)
Vettleson of Trail, Sheila (Terry) Horn of Gonvick,
Kevin (Kim Ellen) Vettleson of Trail, Michael
(Brenda) Vettleson of Roseau, Lori (Stephen) Raebel
of Oakdale, and Kim (Rhonda) Vettleson of Oklee; 20
grandchildren; one great-grandson; a brother, Myrl
Vettleson of Plummer; a sister-in-law, Lorina
Vettleson of Oklee; a brother-in-law, Bennie Howard
of Butte, Mont.; and many nieces, nephews,
relatives and friends.
Walter
was preceded in death by his parents; a sister,
Myrtle Howard; brothers, Herbert Sr., Wilton,
Lealand, Joseph, and a brother in infancy.
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