He was born Sept. 1, 1924, in Donaldson, Minn., the son of Ed and Minnie Carlson. He was raised in the farming community of Strandquist, Minn, and attended a one-room school house in Minnesota. After high school, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was a Seaman First Class, serving on a Sub Tender. He was Honorably Discharged in April of 1946.
He married Lillian Sjodin in 1946 and they had three boys and two girls. He worked for Longview Fibre Company in Seattle, Washington. He moved to Twin Falls in 1970 and retired from the Twin Falls plant in 1980.
The patriarch of the family, he is survived by daughters, Susan (Earl) Mayfield of Marietta, Ga., and Sherri (Ron) Wales of Kimberly; sons, Michael (Pati) Carlson of
Seattle, Wash., Jeff Carlson of Twin Falls, and Steven (Charlette) Carlson of Twin Falls; eight grandchildren; a brother, Jerry (Mary) Carlson of Warren, Minn.; and sisters, Fern (Virgil) Froemke of Buckley, Wash., Luella Sjostrand of Lancaster, Minn., and Yvonne
Twede of Moses Lake, Wash. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian, his parents and three brothers.
He was a Dad to everyone, well loved by all. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
A graveside memorial service will be held 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 1999, at Sunset Memorial Park in Twin Falls. Arrangements are under the direction of White
Mortuary in Twin Falls.
Twin Falls Times News (3/1/1999)
He was born Sept. 1, 1924, in Donaldson, Minn., the son of Ed and Minnie Carlson. He was raised in the farming community of Strandquist, Minn, and attended a one-room school house in Minnesota. After high school, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was a Seaman First Class, serving on a Sub Tender. He was Honorably Discharged in April of 1946.
He married Lillian Sjodin in 1946 and they had three boys and two girls. He worked for Longview Fibre Company in Seattle, Washington. He moved to Twin Falls in 1970 and retired from the Twin Falls plant in 1980.
The patriarch of the family, he is survived by daughters, Susan (Earl) Mayfield of Marietta, Ga., and Sherri (Ron) Wales of Kimberly; sons, Michael (Pati) Carlson of
Seattle, Wash., Jeff Carlson of Twin Falls, and Steven (Charlette) Carlson of Twin Falls; eight grandchildren; a brother, Jerry (Mary) Carlson of Warren, Minn.; and sisters, Fern (Virgil) Froemke of Buckley, Wash., Luella Sjostrand of Lancaster, Minn., and Yvonne
Twede of Moses Lake, Wash. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian, his parents and three brothers.
He was a Dad to everyone, well loved by all. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
A graveside memorial service will be held 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 1999, at Sunset Memorial Park in Twin Falls. Arrangements are under the direction of White
Mortuary in Twin Falls.
Twin Falls Times News (3/1/1999)
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