Davis
Vilen, 68
  Thief
River Falls - Davis Vilen, 68, died on
Thursday, October 10, 2002 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, October 15 at
Evangelical Covenant Church with Rev. Merrill
Kindall officiating. Helen Dahlstrom was the
organist and a duet was performed by Marshall Vagle
and Judy Inglis. Casketbearers were Dave Wilson,
Tom Weleske, Arden Gustafson, Sander Gustafson and
Elwood Carlson. Interment was in Riverview Memorial
Gardens in Lancaster.
Davis Lee
Vilen was born on March 6, 1934, the son of Davis
A. and Dorothy (Olson) Vilen in Lancaster. He was
baptized and confirmed at Mission Covenant Church
in Hallock. He grew up and attended school in
Hallock. He also attended and graduated from the
Agricultural School in Crookston. On December 13,
1985, Davis was united in marriage to Jo Barros in
Lake Bronson. He worked and traveled extensively as
an engineer for Thermo King of Minneapolis. He
retired in the early 1980s. In 1985, the couple
moved to Lake Bronson, then to Thief River Falls,
where they have since resided.
Davis
enjoyed tinkering and fixing things. He was an avid
Indy race fan and at one time, worked in the pit
crew for the Thermo King Race Team.
Survivors
include his wife, Jo; two stepchildren, Robert
(Patricia) Updegrave and Sharon (Roger) Swift, all
of San Diego, Calif.; four step-grandchildren; his
mother, Dorothy Vilen of Thief River Falls; and
sisters, Jeanette Bockwitz of Minneapolis and Debbe
Duden of Minneapolis.
Davis was
preceded in death by his father, Davis A. Vilen;
brother, James; and a step-grandson.
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