Earl Phillip SYNSTELIEN

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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.

Died:
Rice Care Center

Earl married Margot LINK on 31 Oct 1969 in Grant County, South Dakota. Margot (daughter of Otto LINK and Elise SOMMER) was born on 21 Jun 1931 in Germany; died on 8 Nov 2011 in Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Earl married M.H. HEGSTAD [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married Palma Beatrice DAHLAGER. Palma (daughter of John Olaus DAHLAGER and Elsie GJERDE) was born on 25 Apr 1899; died on 26 Jan 1970 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery, Dalton, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 21 Feb 1875, Iowa

John married Elsie GJERDE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her parents were probably from Sogn.

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In the 1880 census, he was a farmer in Silver Lake Twp, Worth County, Iowa. Living with him and his family were two “nephews”, John Th. Dahlager, 8, and Albert Th. Dahlager, 7.

Christoffer married Sigrid LEIKVOLD on 25 Mar 1874. Sigrid (daughter of Ole Olson LEIKVOLD and Kari Nilsdatter SVIEN) was born on 19 Sep 1853 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 19 Jan 1942 in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 2 Oct 1853, Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway