Remembering the life of David M. Willaby
The Funeral Service for David M. Willaby, of Glenville, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at the First Lutheran Church in Glenville. Pastor Mark Wendland and Vicar Christopher Miller will officiate. Interment will be
Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral
Service and one hour before the service at the church.
David died unexpectedly on Friday, March 25, 2005 at the Pine Medical Center in Sandstone, Minnesota. He was 51.
He was born on June 14, 1953, in Mapleton, Minnesota the son of Clarence Willaby Sr. and Anna (Heffele) Willaby.
He attended Albert Lea area schools, and Albert Lea Vocational School.
On December 16, 1972, he married Sonia Fredrickson in Glenville.
He had worked at Case Company and Universal Milking.
David enjoyed working on old cars, doing carpentry and was a jack of
all trades, able to work and fix on anything.
He loved his family and he especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and helping his kids with projects.
David is survived by his wife, Sonia of Glenville; two children: Paula and her husband, Shawn Crawford and children Brianna, Cole, and Kassidy Jergens of
Glenville, Brad Willaby and his wife, Amanda and children Brenden and Kaylynn of Glenville; brothers and sisters: Dennis Willaby and his wife, Mary of Faribault, Duane Willaby and his wife, Diane of Albert Lea, Florence and her husband, Elard Olson of Glenville, Evelyn Willaby of Albert Lea and her special friend, Bruce Terry; mother-in-law, Norma and her husband, Bob Hickman of Tennessee; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law : Karen Willaby of Emmons, Beverly Willaby of Albert Lea, Dennis Fredrickson and his wife, Sandra of Glenville, Donald Fredrickson and his wife, Rebecca of Glenville, Brian Fredrickson of Albert Lea, Mary Allison and her husband, Paul of Blooming Prairie; two step sisters-in-law, Brenda (David) Strenge of Ellendale, MN Andrea (Kurt) Nelson of Crystal, MN; two step brothers-in-law: Scott (Sandy) Stucky of Northwood, IA and Craig Stucky of Albert Lea, MN; good friend, Loren Vanek of Glenville, MN; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Alvin Willaby, Clarence Willaby Jr., nephew Bruce Willaby, father-in-law Fremont Fredrickson.