1916
Lloyd
2004
Lloyd R. Hanson
May 2, 1916 — May 20, 2004
Lloyd R. Hanson, age 88, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, May 20, 2004, at Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead.
Lloyd R. Hanson, the son of Alvin and Clara (Edmunds) Hanson, was born at Shelly, MN, on May 2, 1916. He grew up in Shelly and graduated from Climax (MN) high school in 1934. As a young man he worked as a meat cutter at a store in Halstad, MN. On Jan. 22, 1942, Lloyd entered the US Army. He served as a medic in the Pacific Theatre of war, and received the Purple Heart, for being wounded in action. After his discharge, he returned to the upper Midwest, where he worked as a meat cutter for Red Owl, in a number of their stores across the area.
On November 27, 1947, Lloyd was united in marriage to Berniece Brummond, in Breckenridge, MN. They made their home in Valley City, ND, where Lloyd, together with two partners, owned and operated J & L Super Valu.
In 1975, Lloyd retired, and he and Berniece moved to Moorhead, MN, where they have lived since. Lloyd enjoyed duck and pheasant hunting, and fishing. In March of 2004, Lloyd became a resident of Eventide Lutheran Home.
He is survived by his wife, Berniece, Moorhead; a daughter, Rennae (Edmund) Gruchalla, Fargo, ND; a son, Paul (Karen) Hanson, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin; and four grandchildren, Matthew, Michael and Kathryn Gruchalla and Eleanor Hanson.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Genevieve Nystrom and Pearl Ferris.
Visitation: Monday, one hour prior to the funeral.
Funeral service: Monday, May 24, 2004, at 1 PM,
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN.
Burial: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Hankinson, ND.
Lloyd R. Hanson, the son of Alvin and Clara (Edmunds) Hanson, was born at Shelly, MN, on May 2, 1916. He grew up in Shelly and graduated from Climax (MN) high school in 1934. As a young man he worked as a meat cutter at a store in Halstad, MN. On Jan. 22, 1942, Lloyd entered the US Army. He served as a medic in the Pacific Theatre of war, and received the Purple Heart, for being wounded in action. After his discharge, he returned to the upper Midwest, where he worked as a meat cutter for Red Owl, in a number of their stores across the area.
On November 27, 1947, Lloyd was united in marriage to Berniece Brummond, in Breckenridge, MN. They made their home in Valley City, ND, where Lloyd, together with two partners, owned and operated J & L Super Valu.
In 1975, Lloyd retired, and he and Berniece moved to Moorhead, MN, where they have lived since. Lloyd enjoyed duck and pheasant hunting, and fishing. In March of 2004, Lloyd became a resident of Eventide Lutheran Home.
He is survived by his wife, Berniece, Moorhead; a daughter, Rennae (Edmund) Gruchalla, Fargo, ND; a son, Paul (Karen) Hanson, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin; and four grandchildren, Matthew, Michael and Kathryn Gruchalla and Eleanor Hanson.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Genevieve Nystrom and Pearl Ferris.
Visitation: Monday, one hour prior to the funeral.
Funeral service: Monday, May 24, 2004, at 1 PM,
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN.
Burial: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Hankinson, ND.
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