1921
Owen
2013
Owen Irving Kvenvold
August 7, 1921 — July 17, 2013
Funeral services for Owen Kvenvold, age 91, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Grace Lutheran Church. The Rev. Todd Walsh will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest cemetery with military honors accorded by the members of the American Legion and the VFW. Visitation will be from 4-7:00 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Owen died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at St. John’s Lutheran Home.
Owen Irving Kvenvold was born in Albert Lea on August 7, 1921, the son of Alfred and Anna (Rofshus) Kvenvold. He grew up here and graduated from ALHS in 1940. Following high school he attended the Dunwoody Institute for Machinist Training. His entire graduating class then joined the U.S. Navy. Owen served as a machinist’s mate, 3rd Class during WWII, from 1941-1946. On May 28, 1946 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Bowman at First Lutheran Church. He worked for Queen Stoves for 12 years and then for Streater’s for 26 years as a Tool and Die Maker. Owen was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the American Legion, the VFW, the Eagles Lodge and the Moose Lodge. He enjoyed fixing anything. He loved tinkering in his basement, rebuilding sewing machines, and was always repairing stuff for others. He also enjoyed weekend family trips and yearly vacations going fishing.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy, children Larry (Linda) Kvenvold, Richard Kvenvold, and Kevin (Julie) Kvenvold; grandchildren Denise (Weston) Burkholder, Deborah (Matt) Vang, Natasha (Matt) Grove, Tyler Kvenvold, and Kayla Kvenvold; great-grandchildren Alexandria Kvenvold, Clayton Burkholder, Hayley Burkholder, Elanor Vang, Benett Grove, and Averie Grove; and many nieces and nephews.
Owen was preceded in death by his parents, his granddaughter Rebecca Dawn Kvenvold, and his siblings Kermit (Gladys) Kvenvold, Myrtle Kvenvold, Hazel (Archie) Sorenson, and Lloyd Kvenvold.
Owen died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at St. John’s Lutheran Home.
Owen Irving Kvenvold was born in Albert Lea on August 7, 1921, the son of Alfred and Anna (Rofshus) Kvenvold. He grew up here and graduated from ALHS in 1940. Following high school he attended the Dunwoody Institute for Machinist Training. His entire graduating class then joined the U.S. Navy. Owen served as a machinist’s mate, 3rd Class during WWII, from 1941-1946. On May 28, 1946 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Bowman at First Lutheran Church. He worked for Queen Stoves for 12 years and then for Streater’s for 26 years as a Tool and Die Maker. Owen was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the American Legion, the VFW, the Eagles Lodge and the Moose Lodge. He enjoyed fixing anything. He loved tinkering in his basement, rebuilding sewing machines, and was always repairing stuff for others. He also enjoyed weekend family trips and yearly vacations going fishing.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy, children Larry (Linda) Kvenvold, Richard Kvenvold, and Kevin (Julie) Kvenvold; grandchildren Denise (Weston) Burkholder, Deborah (Matt) Vang, Natasha (Matt) Grove, Tyler Kvenvold, and Kayla Kvenvold; great-grandchildren Alexandria Kvenvold, Clayton Burkholder, Hayley Burkholder, Elanor Vang, Benett Grove, and Averie Grove; and many nieces and nephews.
Owen was preceded in death by his parents, his granddaughter Rebecca Dawn Kvenvold, and his siblings Kermit (Gladys) Kvenvold, Myrtle Kvenvold, Hazel (Archie) Sorenson, and Lloyd Kvenvold.
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