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September 25, 1938 - September 19, 2017
Funeral Home Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, Minneapolis
Service Location Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, Minneapolis
Gathering of Friends will be held 4-7 pm, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Henry W. Anderson Mortuary, 3640 23rd Ave. S., Mpls.
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Richard Skroch
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September 28, 2017
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Heather Simmer
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September 25, 2017
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Tim Nielsen
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September 23, 2017
Thank you all for the lovely comments. My father did in fact love motorcycling above about all else. I'm grateful that my brother Steven and I, got a chance to take a long trip with my father back in 2008, across the US, up into the Canadian Maritimes. It was times like these that my father was in his prime. Months of preparation would go into each trip. There was the map planning, the research on towns and hotels to stay. There was of course, motorcycle preparation, and anyone who knew my father knows what that could entail. Days in the garage tweaking, designing, breaking, swearing, re-designing. The other time my father was at his best was when simple helping anyone. Not only would he never turn down the opportunity to help, sometimes he would simply insist. And once you had the attention of my father, you had the full attention of my father. And yet so many weekend days, weeknights, were spent in the garage helping his buddies, relatives, friends, and often even relative strangers fix this or that, change oil, batteries, relays. That is what I will miss most, and cherish most about my father. His complete selflessness when dealing with others. I believe it made him the happiest in this world simply to be useful. To help others brought him contentment and I hope joy. But it was so intrinsic to his nature, and he never asked or expected anything in return. We look forward to celebrating his life with anyone who can make it on Wednesday.
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Alan Kuznar
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September 23, 2017
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Michael Townsend
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September 22, 2017
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jack l funk
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September 22, 2017