Earl Phillip SYNSTELIEN

1927 - 2007  (79 years)

• Name	Earl Phillip SYNSTELIEN
  Birth	20 Sep 1927	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jun 2007	Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
  	Rice Care Center
  Notes	Earl P. Synstelien, 79, Willmar, MN 1927 - 2007 Earl Synstelien Earl P. Synstelien, 79, of Willmar, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at Rice Care Center in Willmar.??Earl Phillip Synstelien was born Sept. 20, 1927, in Dalton, the son of Carl and Palma (Dahlager) Synstelien. He grew up and received his education in the Dalton community. In December 1945, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served stateside during World War II. He was discharged in August 1947 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. ??On Oct. 24, 1948, he married Margaret Hegstad. They lived in Le Sueur, where Earl worked as a meat cutter.??On Oct. 31, 1969, he married Margot (Link) Ellingboe. They lived in Willmar, Appleton, Tucson, Ariz., and Cottonwood, Ariz., before returning to Willmar in the mid-1990s.??He owned and operated Earl’s Meat Center in Willmar and later in Appleton. He won numerous state and national meat processing awards and served as a director for the Minnesota Frozen Food Locker Association. ??He also worked at Wal-Mart stores in Willmar and Cottonwood, Ariz., during his retirement years. He was a member of the American Legion and V.F.W. posts in Appleton.??He is survived by his wife, Margot of Willmar; a daughter, Mary Kay Synstelien of St. Paul; a stepson, Steven (and Shelia) Ellingboe of Willmar; a stepdaughter, Karin Skarpness (and Ken Grundseth) of Brooten; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Dennis Synstelien of Fergus Falls; two sisters, Dorothy Kaasa of Elbow Lake and Eunice (and Jerry) Hanson of Waseca; and other relatives and friends.??He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Jerome Synstelien; and a sister, Jeanette Brown.??Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. A private burial is planned at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, with military honors provided by the American Legion.
  Person ID	I11824	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Carl Adolph SYNSTELIEN,   b. 17 Feb 1896, Iowa d. 1990 (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Palma Beatrice DAHLAGER,   b. 25 Apr 1899   d. 26 Jan 1970, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F2420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margot LINK,   b. 21 Jun 1931, Germany d. 8 Nov 2011, Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1969	Grant County, South Dakota
  Family ID	F8889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2015

  
  

  Family 2	M.H. HEGSTAD
  Family ID	F9497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2016