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Name Henry Richard WILSON
Birth 24 Jun 1927, Dell Rapids, SD
Death 14 Nov 2001, Covington Heights Healthcare Center, Sioux Falls
Burial East Nidaros Lutheran Cemetery, Baltic, SD
Education SD State College from 1949 till 1955 (after discharge from Air Force)
Religion Baptized at St. Peter Lutheran Church, confirmed at Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids.
Father Henry Bert WILSON (1879-1930)
Mother Alma Christiana Olafsdotter HOLM (1887-1965)
Spouses
1 Lillian Annette BRENDE
Birth 17 Apr 1929, Dell Rapids
Father Torsten BRENDE
Mother Dina WOLD
Marriage 20 Feb 1955, East Nidaros Lutheran Church, Baltic, SD
Children Terry Alan (1955-)
Thomas Richard (1959-)
Charles Edward (1964-)
Cynthia Jean (1967-)
Notes for Henry Richard WILSON
Nick name Hank. Henry and Lillian live in the house John (or Johan Magnus) homesteaded when he came to Dell Rapids. Or was it the original Wilson homestead (Alma's husband)? Check on this.
E-mail from Terry Wilson:
My father passed away out at Covington Heights in Sioux Falls, SD, at 2:45 this
Wednesday morning, November 14th. He had been in the hospital over at Sioux
Valley Hospital for pneumonia for 5 days before going back to Covington Heights
on Monday around 4 PM, which was November 12th.
Sunday was Veterans Day. My father never recovered from the pneumonia on top
of the lung cancer, which was diagnosed back in August of this year. He had been
given only 4 to 5 months to live.
The funeral for my father will be at the Dell Rapids Lutheran Church on Saturday,
November 17th. The time for the service will be at 11:00 AM with burial at the
East Nidaros Cemetery, rural Baltic, which was where my parents were married
at, in the East Nidaros Church. Following the military funeral, which was what
my father wanted, there will be a reception at the Dell Rapids Lutheran Church
afterwards.
On Friday the 16th, there will be open visitation from 2 to 4 PM. Service for
family will be from 7 to 8 PM on Friday evening.
We are following my father's wishes to the letter, which was what he wanted.
You can reach us in Dell Rapids at (605) 428-3366.
The open visitation and service for family will be at the Minnehaha Funeral Home
in Dell Rapids.
I want to thank you so much for all of the letters, which you have sent, for my
father really enjoyed reading them. Sometimes he would just laugh at some of
the relatives we have.
One more thing, my father wanted me to have the song Nikolina sung at his
funeral. He didn't want any sadness, but remembrance of the happy times.
Served in US Air Force from 1946 till 1949, Marine Islands, Guam, 19th Air Repair Squadron.
Taught Vocational and Industrial Arts for 16 years, then worked for SD Dept. of Agriculture, director of Seed and Fertilizer inspection and regulations. He was Driver Improvement Officer for the Department of Public Safety in Sioux Falls and later worked as a security guard in Sioux Falls.
A half sister, Bernice DeHart is listed in his obituary as having died before him, in addition to brothers Bert, James and Ralph, and Frances and Grace.
Last Modified 18 Jul 2004 Created 29 Jul 2004 by Reunion for Macintosh

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