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| Stan and Lynn - circa 2009 |
Our friend and classmate, Stan Orness (VCHS Class of '61) sent us the above photograph of he and Lynn, taken about five years ago (there is a link in the article below to the recent obituary in the Times-Record).
Stan writes: "Lynn was married to the former Karen Olsberg who lives in Valley City and they have two daughters, one lives near Dilworth and the other near Duluth, but I do not know their married names. His parents and two brothers are dead. He has a brother named Neil, but I have no idea where he lives. He has a sister-in-law, Jan Anderson (Dale’s wife), who lives in Valley above the old Dakota Auto Supply Store.
"Lynn went to College High his senior year. He worked at Dakota Auto Supply, was active in the Dusters Car Club, liked Hot Rods, dabbled in photography, model trains. He did over-the-road trucking and worked for LaFarge. Lynn and Karen lived on River View Drive in Valley and fought many a flood, but in the end lost their home to the river.
"The last I knew, Lynn was near Duluth in a home for Alzheimer’s patients. I called to ask if I could visit with Lynn, and he happened to be in the lobby. They told Lynn that a friend was asking to talk and we had a very nice visit. We talked about a lot of things in the past, and he told me how well he liked his new home. He was looking out the window and explained to me his view—there was a river going past the home with trees along the banks and deer were grazing on the lawn.
"Lynn and I touched base every so often over the years, at the time of the picture he was already having problems but we had no trouble visiting about the early years and the good times we had playing with cars, etc. I do know that he lived on River View Drive at least 46 years and many of those he dealt with the spring floods. There was an article a few years back in the Fargo Forum about his fight. He also had a nice model train railroad setup that is now on display at Bonanzaville in West Fargo." -- Stan Orness 1-12-2015
Stan just sent me the link to Lynn's obituary in the Times-Record. Click here to read the obituary in the T-R.
Thanks, Stan, for the photograph and the information. Readers are invited to share their remembrances of Lynn in the "comments" section below, or, if you have a photograph and a longer anecdote or information to share, send these items to Diane (Sauer) Hughes (email address at the top of this blog). Stan and Lynn shared a deep interest in customizing vintage automobiles. For an article and photographs about Stan's car hobby, click here.
"Lynn and I touched base every so often over the years, at the time of the picture he was already having problems but we had no trouble visiting about the early years and the good times we had playing with cars, etc. I do know that he lived on River View Drive at least 46 years and many of those he dealt with the spring floods. There was an article a few years back in the Fargo Forum about his fight. He also had a nice model train railroad setup that is now on display at Bonanzaville in West Fargo." -- Stan Orness 1-12-2015
Stan just sent me the link to Lynn's obituary in the Times-Record. Click here to read the obituary in the T-R.
Thanks, Stan, for the photograph and the information. Readers are invited to share their remembrances of Lynn in the "comments" section below, or, if you have a photograph and a longer anecdote or information to share, send these items to Diane (Sauer) Hughes (email address at the top of this blog). Stan and Lynn shared a deep interest in customizing vintage automobiles. For an article and photographs about Stan's car hobby, click here.
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