Suggested edit: Clarence "Toby" Carlson passed away on Saturday, February 20, 1999, at the Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, at the age of 76. Clarence Leroy Carlson was born on October 8, 1922 in Svea Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, the son of Ed and Minnie (Lindgren) Carlson. He was raised in the Strandquist and Karlstad, Minnesota area. He attended country school. From 1944-1946, he served with the United States Navy. On October 20, 1948, he was united in marriage to Joyce E. Borsvold in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. They lived at Strandquist and Kennedy, Minnesota before moving to Warren, Minnesota in 1959. He worked as a mechanic for Massey-Harris in Kennedy and Warren. From 1967-1980, he worked for the Marshall County Highway Department as a mechanic. After retiring, Toby worked for Bob Peterson on the farm for ten years. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Warren American Legion and Warren Volunteer Fire Department. Toby enjoyed fixing farm machinery, driving beet truck and having coffee with the guys. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Joyce and two daughters; Sandra (Kevin) Dux of Buxton, ND and Lynnae (Dan) Glider of Little Falls, MN. Also surviving are six grandchildren; Jason Gilder, Ronda Dux, Jeffery Gilder, Peter Dux, Joni Glider and Sara Dux; three sisters; Luella Sjostrand of Lancaster, MN, Fern (Virgil) Froemke of Buckley, WA and Yvonne Twede of Moses Lake, WA; two brothers; Oscar of Twin Falls, ID and Gerald (Mary) of Warren, MN; two sisters-in-law; Leona Carlson of Kennedy, MN and Marian Carlson of Plymouth, MN and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Reinold and Harvey and an infant sister.

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