Lawrence
Waldal, 87
Plummer
- Lawrence Waldal, 87, died on Monday, May 19,
2003 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red Lake
Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Friday, May 23 at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Plummer with the Rev. Gary Graff
officiating. Linda Olson was the organist and Ross
Arlt was the soloist. Casketbearers were Lawrence's
grandsons, Shayne Waldal, Nick Waldal, Scott
Waldal, Larry Waldal, Tim Kalbakdalen and Steve
Seng. Interment was in Emardville Cemetery in rural
Plummer.
Lawrence
Waldal was born on November 13, 1915, the son of
Alfred J. and Clara (Olson) Waldal, in Emardville
Township, near Plummer. He attended country school
in Emardville Township.
On
November 19, 1936, he married Selma Emma Tranby in
Red Lake Falls. They farmed near Plummer for a
time. They also managed a mink farm near Plummer
and Lawrence worked in the logging camps. He also
worked construction, so the couple lived in various
places, returning to Plummer. Lawrence was a heavy
equipment mechanic for most of his life. The couple
also owned and operated an auto garage and auto
sales in Plummer. In the later years, he farmed
with his daughter, Betty. Lawrence enjoyed eating
out and spending time with his family. He was a
member of Immanuel Lutheran church in
Plummer.
Survivors
include seven children, Melvin (Barbara) of Palmer,
Alaska, Harold (Beverly) of Surprise, Ariz., Joyce
(Jim) Kalbakdalen of Red Lake Falls, Ronald of
Plummer, Betty (Oscar) Degelder of Plummer, Larry
(Lana) of Bemidji, and Kenneth (Judy) of Antioch,
Ill.; special friend, Thelma Bendickson of Thief
River Falls; 19 grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren; one great great-grandson; five
sisters, Marie Seeger of Red Lake Falls, Beatrice
(Clayton) Larson of Plummer, Rosella (Kenneth)
McDonald of Gary, Ind., Helen (Wayne) Ober of Flat
Rock, Mich., and Carolyn (Wes) Myhre of Brooks; and
several nieces and nephews.
Lawrence
was preceded in death by his wife, Emma; daughter,
Barbara Rau; a grandson; his parents; sisters,
Selma Waldal and Clara Auch; and brothers, James
and Alvin Waldal.
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