1926
Harold
2017
Harold Knutson
January 11, 1926 — January 12, 2017
Funeral Services for Harold R. Knutson of Glenville, will be held at 4:00 P.M. Sunday, January 22 at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Kent Otterman will officiate. Friends may visit from 2:00 P.M. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Military Honors will be accorded by the Emmons Veteran's Organization. Private interment will be in Silver Lake Cemetery. Harold died on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa, just one day after his 91st birthday.
Harold was born on a farm near Emmons, Minnesota on January 11, 1926, the son of Irnel and Tilda (Loftus) Knutson. He left school in his junior year to serve our country in the US Navy during WWII. He served in the Mediterranean, Altantic and Pacific on board a destroyer with the 7th Fleet. He received his honorable discharge in May of 1946. He was so proud to have served our great country.
He married Elaine Egland on May 1, 1949, at Silver Lake Lutheran Church.
Upon his return from the service Harold worked for Helgeson Oil Co in Emmons as a tank truck driver. He was hired by Standard Oil Co. as a driver in October of 1951. He became agent of the Standard Oil- Glenville Bulk Plant in 1953, and later acquired the Gordonsville, Hayward, and Myrtle areas before retiring in 1981. Harold and Elaine lived more than 24 years in Glenville. During this time Harold served 14 years on the Village Council and 2 years as Chaplain of the American Legion. He served on the Glenville Fire Department for more than 30 years, serving as Chief for many of them. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Glenville, where he served 3 years as President and had also served as President of Silver Lake Lutheran Church while a member there. Many memories were made riding motorcycle, spending time at Leech Lake and Clear Lake and taking rides in any trucks or vehicles anytime the family stopped by to pick him up. He is survived by his sons: Robert (Nancy) Knutson of Albert Lea, and Larry (Sherri) Knutson of Glenville, daughter-in-law Denise Knutson of Albert Lea; grandchildren: Eric Knutson, Nicole Behne, Ben Knutson, Jeremy Knutson, Jaci Koeppen, Kristopher Knutson, and Jarrad Knutson; 11 great grandchildren, sister-in-law Betty Knutson and several nieces and nephews. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Irnel and Tilda, his wife Elaine, his son Ronald, sister Lorraine and her husband Donald Wogen, brothers, O. Nordine Knutson and Cleon Knutson and his wife Mary Esther.
Harold was born on a farm near Emmons, Minnesota on January 11, 1926, the son of Irnel and Tilda (Loftus) Knutson. He left school in his junior year to serve our country in the US Navy during WWII. He served in the Mediterranean, Altantic and Pacific on board a destroyer with the 7th Fleet. He received his honorable discharge in May of 1946. He was so proud to have served our great country.
He married Elaine Egland on May 1, 1949, at Silver Lake Lutheran Church.
Upon his return from the service Harold worked for Helgeson Oil Co in Emmons as a tank truck driver. He was hired by Standard Oil Co. as a driver in October of 1951. He became agent of the Standard Oil- Glenville Bulk Plant in 1953, and later acquired the Gordonsville, Hayward, and Myrtle areas before retiring in 1981. Harold and Elaine lived more than 24 years in Glenville. During this time Harold served 14 years on the Village Council and 2 years as Chaplain of the American Legion. He served on the Glenville Fire Department for more than 30 years, serving as Chief for many of them. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Glenville, where he served 3 years as President and had also served as President of Silver Lake Lutheran Church while a member there. Many memories were made riding motorcycle, spending time at Leech Lake and Clear Lake and taking rides in any trucks or vehicles anytime the family stopped by to pick him up. He is survived by his sons: Robert (Nancy) Knutson of Albert Lea, and Larry (Sherri) Knutson of Glenville, daughter-in-law Denise Knutson of Albert Lea; grandchildren: Eric Knutson, Nicole Behne, Ben Knutson, Jeremy Knutson, Jaci Koeppen, Kristopher Knutson, and Jarrad Knutson; 11 great grandchildren, sister-in-law Betty Knutson and several nieces and nephews. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Irnel and Tilda, his wife Elaine, his son Ronald, sister Lorraine and her husband Donald Wogen, brothers, O. Nordine Knutson and Cleon Knutson and his wife Mary Esther.
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