1927
William
2005
William F. Russell, Jr.
June 4, 1927 — May 1, 2005
William F. Russell, Jr., 77, Moorhead, MN, died Sunday, May 1, 2005, in his home.
William Frank Russell, Jr., son of William Frank Russell, Sr. and Lila Emma (Munson) Russell, was born in Hackensack, MN, on June 4, 1927. He received his education in Backus, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1945.
William entered the United States Navy in June of 1945. He took basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Ilinois. He later served at naval bases in Norman, OK, and Oplacha, FL. He received an honorable discharge in September of 1946. William moved to Fargo, ND, in 1947, and worked for Nash Finch until 1955.
William was united in marriage to Joyce Enervold, on September 11, 1949, in Forman, ND. They made their home in Fargo and then in 1956 moved to their current home in Moorhead. William worked for Glendenning Motorways, Fargo, from 1956 until he retired in 1984.
William loved fishing, woodworking, and especially his family. He also was a longtime and active member of The Lutheran Church of Christ the King, Moorhead.
William is survived by his wife, Joyce, Moorhead; one daughter, Peggy (Steve) Reznicek, Hoyt Lakes, MN; three sons, Gary (Sue) Russell, Williamston, NC, Michael (Elaine) Russell, Moorhead, and Dan (Rhonda) Russell, Knoxville, Iowa; nine grandchildren; fiv
Visitation: Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 4 PM to 7 PM in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral: Thursday, May 5, 2005 - 11 AM in The Lutheran Church of Christ the King, Moorhead, MN.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.
William Frank Russell, Jr., son of William Frank Russell, Sr. and Lila Emma (Munson) Russell, was born in Hackensack, MN, on June 4, 1927. He received his education in Backus, MN, where he graduated from high school in 1945.
William entered the United States Navy in June of 1945. He took basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Ilinois. He later served at naval bases in Norman, OK, and Oplacha, FL. He received an honorable discharge in September of 1946. William moved to Fargo, ND, in 1947, and worked for Nash Finch until 1955.
William was united in marriage to Joyce Enervold, on September 11, 1949, in Forman, ND. They made their home in Fargo and then in 1956 moved to their current home in Moorhead. William worked for Glendenning Motorways, Fargo, from 1956 until he retired in 1984.
William loved fishing, woodworking, and especially his family. He also was a longtime and active member of The Lutheran Church of Christ the King, Moorhead.
William is survived by his wife, Joyce, Moorhead; one daughter, Peggy (Steve) Reznicek, Hoyt Lakes, MN; three sons, Gary (Sue) Russell, Williamston, NC, Michael (Elaine) Russell, Moorhead, and Dan (Rhonda) Russell, Knoxville, Iowa; nine grandchildren; fiv
Visitation: Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 4 PM to 7 PM in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral: Thursday, May 5, 2005 - 11 AM in The Lutheran Church of Christ the King, Moorhead, MN.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.
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