Willard
Yonke, 82
Thief
River Falls &endash; Willard Yonke, 82, died
Wednesday, July 3, 2002 at the Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, Fargo, N.D. 
Willard
Yonke was born September 5, 1919 in Sanders
Township, Pennington County, to William and Louise
(Lubitz) Yonke. He grew up and attended country
school near St. Hilaire. He served in the U.S. Army
during World War II as a radio operator.
On
March 9, 1946, Willard was united in marriage to
Anna Johnson in Thief River Falls. The couple lived
in Holt, following their marriage. They moved to
St. Paul, in 1951 and in 1953, they moved to
Lancaster, and lived there for a time. In 1969, the
couple moved to Thief River Falls. Willard worked
for Bridgeman's for many years as a delivery
driver.
Willard
enjoyed deer hunting and fishing.
Survivors
include two sons, Bill (Joyce), Hallock, and Les,
Thief River Falls; a daughter, Janice Clow,
Lancaster; nine grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one
brother Leonard (Shirley) Yonke, Thief River Falls,
one sister Mavis Gordon, California, special
friends Tammy Psotka and David Benson, Thief River
Falls.
Willard
was preceded in death by wife, Anna on November 26,
1992, his parents, three sisters, LaVida, Verona,
and Lorraine, one brother Gerald.
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