12/22/16 – 5/23/97

Leonard “Shorty” Vinderslev, 80, died Friday, May 23, 1997 in Morris, Minn.

Services were May 27, 1997 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Chokio, Minn., Rev. Mark Swanson officiated. Burial was in Chokio Lutheran Cemetery.

Vinderslev was born Dec. 22, 1916 in Kennard to Chris and Ida C. (Christensen) Vinderslev. He grew up on a farm near Herman, where he also received his education in a country school. Following his schooling, he worked for his father on the family farm as well as for other farmers in the Herman area. He moved to the Chokio area where he worked for local farmers from 1937 – 1941. In May, 1942, he entered the U.S. Army and served as a medic at Army hospitals in North Africa and Italy. After his discharge in November, 1945, he returned to the Chokio area. On March 16, 1946, he married Mabel Zimmerman at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Chokio. They farmed in the Herman area for three years before returning to the Chokio area where they farmed in Baker Township, Stevens County. In 1980, they moved into Chokio and in 1981, they retired from farming.

He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chokio. He was also active with the Chokio American Legion, the Morris Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a former member of the 9-F Sportsman’s Club in Morris.

Survivors are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Daryl and June of Appleton, Minn., and Glen of Winthrop, Minn.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Woody Blasing of Frazee, Minn., and Margo and Jim Marks of Woodbury, Minn.; seven grandchildren; one brother, Chris Vinderslev, Jr. of Friend, Neb.; three sisters, and a brother-in-law, Dorothy and Harold Magill of Hooper, Neb.; Vivian Kraemer of Smithfield, Va.; and Darlene Dodge of Omaha; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Dec. 10, 1991; his parents; six sisters and one brother.

Pallbearers were Allan Smith, Eddie Pinson, Rich Magill, Brad Vinderslev, Kevin Dodge and Scott Andrews.

Honorary pallbearers were Jeanie Hollen, Arnie Hollen, Harold Zimmerman, Mae Zimmerman and Floyd Benson.

Julene Amborn was organist.

Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris was in charge of arrangements.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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