Clarence Orville LYNGSTAD

1921 - 2000  (79 years)

• Name	Clarence Orville LYNGSTAD
  Birth	16 Sep 1921	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1921-24757
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2000-MN-028115
  Death	12 Oct 2000	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  	died at the Minnesota Veterans’ Home in Fergus Falls
  Burial	17 Oct 2000	Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	Service number 328 82 84. Enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Fargo on January 3, 1941. As a Seaman, 1st Class, assigned to the U.S.S. Antares, he was a witness to, and survivor of, the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. He remained assigned to the Antares until November of 1942, when he was a Coxswain assigned to the newly-repaired ocean-going tug U.S.S. Vireo (AT-144). He was a BM2c on December 1, 1942. He remained with the Vireo throughout 1943, during which time he participated in resupply operations for Guadalcanal. The Vireo was attacked by dive bombers in April of 1943 and participated in the Battle of Kula Gulf in July of 1943. On January 11, 1944, he was assigned to the newly-commissioned U.S.S. Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75), an escort carrier also known as a “baby flattop.” This ship carried aircraft and crews to Pearl Harbor from the U.S. through March, engaged in anti-submarine warfare in May and June, and supported various missions around the Phillipines and New Guinea for the remainer of 1944 and into 1945. In early January, on the way to Lingayen Gulf, the crew of the Hoggatt Bay fought Japanese suicide planes. By mid-1946, Clarence was assigned to the U.S.S. Palau (CVE-122). Referred to in a 2005 article on Pearl Harbor in the Fergus Falls Daily Journal as “Elizabeth Township native Clarence Lyngstad, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Poynter.” His obit: Clarence Orville Lyngstad, 79, a resident of the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at the Home. He was born Sept. 16, 1921, to Carl and Martha (Olson) Lyngstad in Elizabeth Township, rural Elizabeth. He was raised and attended school in the Erhard area. He joined the Navy in 1940 and served in the Pacific Theatre in World War II until 1946. On June 29, 1946, he married Doris Toso Bloch in Norfolk, Va. They lived for a few years in California and Fergus Falls. Then they lived for 20 years on South Turtle Lake near Underwood. Clarence worked as a painter for several years before going to work for the city of Fergus Falls. Clarence was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, VFW Post 612 and the American Legion all of Fergus Falls. He loved woodworking, gardening, picture framing and ice fishing. Preceding him in death were his parents; two sisters, Esther (William) Muller, Myrtle (Wallace) Murphy and two brothers, Clifford and Marvin Lyngstad. Survivors include his wife, Doris; two daughters, Lynette (Roger) Hutchins of Fergus Falls, LaDonna (Mandus) Olson of Alexandria; one son, Deland (Sharon) Bloch of Savage; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Florence (Henry) Merz of Fergus Falls and several nieces, nephews and friends. Visitation: Monday from 4-8 pm with family present from 6-8 at the Olson Funeral Home, and resumes one hour prior to the services at the church. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday October 17, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls. Clergy: Rev. Ken Rust Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Fergus Falls, with military participation by the VFW and American Legion Posts of Fergus Falls. Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls
  Person ID	I9096	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	Carl LYNGSTAD,   b. 17 Jul 1884, Minnesota d. 23 Oct 1964, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha OLSON,   b. 24 Jan 1891, Minnesota d. 27 Jan 1970, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1905
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Violet TOSO,   b. 14 May 1917, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 18 May 2009, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1946	Norfolk, Virginia
  Children	1. Lynette Rae LYNGSTAD,   b. 17 Jul 1947, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 20 Sep 2018, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F6838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 May 2009