Minnesota Military Order of the Purple Heart, America's Combat Wounded Veterans
The Purple Heart is the only decoration that attests, without question, to the bearer having been in combat. It is one for which an individual cannot be recommended, it can only be earned.
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Richard George Loomis, age 85, of Springfield died Friday, February 14, 2014 at the St. Cloud Veterans Care Center. Dick was born January 13, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was adopted by Albert and Bess Loomis. He was baptized and a confirmed member of the United Methodist Church. He…
Ronald J. Biddlecome died January 29, 2019, surrounded by his family at his home in Watsonville. He was 84. A native of Coronado, California, he enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corp immediately following graduation from high school there. He received a purple heart after being wounded in the Korean…
Robert (Swede) Lundgren, age 90, passed away July 27, 2013 at Crossroads Care Center. A lifelong Worthington (Wgtn) resident, Swede was born on July 8, 1923 to Arvilla and George Lundgren. He graduated from Wgtn Senior High School (WHS) in 1941 and attended Wgtn Junior College. Swede played basketball and…
Krause, Robert W. Age 89 of Crystal, passed away peacefully on 8/13/21 with family by his side. Preceded in death by parents; Julius and Helena Krause, wife Adelle, five brothers and two sisters. Survived by sons, Jeff (Linda), Kyle (Laura); grandchildren, Micaela, Kacie, Parker, Sydney, and Riley; great grandchildren, Karter,…
SYLVESTER “SY” LONNEMAN, age 88, of Adrian, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born January 29, 1929, in Westside Township, rural Adrian, to Antone and Elizabeth (Weidert) Lonneman. He attended St. Adrian Catholic School. Sy was drafted into the United States Army…
Berg, Theodore “Ted” age 91, of Robbin- sdale, passed away on June 20, 2014. WWII Army Veteran recipient of Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Longtime Bartender in Minneapolis for over 60 years. Everybody knew Ted. He lived life to the fullest. Touched many lives. He was an ever loyal Cubs…
Funeral service for Theodore “Ted” F. Fisher, age 102, of Fairmont, MN, will be 10:30 am on Friday, October 8, 2021, at the Lakeview Funeral Home Chapel in Fairmont, MN, with military honors provided by the Lee C. Prentice American Legion Post 36 and Martin County Veterans of Foreign Wars…
Virgil “Buddy” Duane Kalpin April 8, 1932 — September 14, 2022 Monticello Virgil “Buddy” D. Kalpin, age 90, of Monticello, died on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, surrounded by his family at Grand Arbor in Alexandria. Visitation is 4-6 p.m., on Friday, September 30, 2022, followed by a Service of Remembrance…
Blaine Wallin, 88, of Dalbo, passed away on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Blaine Wallin was born on Sept. 10, 1928, in Walbo, Minn., to Oscar and Mabel (Torell) Wallin. Blaine was the ninth child out of 11 and attended Walbo Country School until the ninth…
Maurice “Max” Wenker March 17, 1926 — January 12, 2021 Melrose, Minnesota Maurice J. “Max” Wenker, age 94 of Melrose, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the Grand Village Nursing Home in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held…
The Military Order of the Purple Heart Department of Minnesota is the proud recipient of grants through the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.
