David
David "Dave" Lorentzen
d. July 13, 2011
ROCHESTER David J. "Dave" Lorentzen, 79, of Rochester, died Wednesday (July 13, 2011) at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
David Joe Lorentzen was born July 8, 1932 in Bemidji, MN, and moved to Albert Lea, MN in 1940. He joined the National Guard and served until his unit was called to service during the Korean War. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea in 1952 1953, receiving a Combat Infantry Badge and a Purple Heart. On March 9, 1954 he married Helen L. Overton in Rochester. The couple lived in Waynesville, MO while Dave was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. They moved to Rochester in 1956. He was a long time employee of the Rochester Park and Recreation Department, where he worked as a truck driver, mechanic, and was an excellent welder. He retired in 1990. During his earlier years he was a Stock Car driver and mechanic, racing in the local circuits. He coached Men's Softball for the Rochester Park and Recreation Department. Dave enjoyed boating, hunting, fishing, his Indian motorcycle, and was an amateur radio operator. He was a life time member of the Salvation Army and was a member of the William T. McCoy Post #92 of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, daughters Diane H. Lorentzen of Rochester; and Darla M. (Michael) Morlan of Zumbro Falls, MN; sons Dale A. (Jeri Liddy), and Donald M. (Kelly), both of Rochester; and Dirk D. of Eden Valley, MN; sisters Shirley (Clarence) Tutttle, and Mary Ann Jensen, both of Albert Lea; Markie (Terrance) McCoy of Edmond, OK; and Carol (Terry) Dolager of South Haven, MN; his brother Emmett L. (Mary Lou) Lorentzen of San Diego, CA; fifteen grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren. His mother, two brothers, and one sister preceded him in death.
The funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Mahn Family Funeral Home Rochester Chapel with Major James Frye of the Salvation Army officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens with Military Honors by the William T. McCoy Post #92 of the American Legion.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the funeral Monday at the funeral home.
David Joe Lorentzen was born July 8, 1932 in Bemidji, MN, and moved to Albert Lea, MN in 1940. He joined the National Guard and served until his unit was called to service during the Korean War. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea in 1952 1953, receiving a Combat Infantry Badge and a Purple Heart. On March 9, 1954 he married Helen L. Overton in Rochester. The couple lived in Waynesville, MO while Dave was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. They moved to Rochester in 1956. He was a long time employee of the Rochester Park and Recreation Department, where he worked as a truck driver, mechanic, and was an excellent welder. He retired in 1990. During his earlier years he was a Stock Car driver and mechanic, racing in the local circuits. He coached Men's Softball for the Rochester Park and Recreation Department. Dave enjoyed boating, hunting, fishing, his Indian motorcycle, and was an amateur radio operator. He was a life time member of the Salvation Army and was a member of the William T. McCoy Post #92 of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, daughters Diane H. Lorentzen of Rochester; and Darla M. (Michael) Morlan of Zumbro Falls, MN; sons Dale A. (Jeri Liddy), and Donald M. (Kelly), both of Rochester; and Dirk D. of Eden Valley, MN; sisters Shirley (Clarence) Tutttle, and Mary Ann Jensen, both of Albert Lea; Markie (Terrance) McCoy of Edmond, OK; and Carol (Terry) Dolager of South Haven, MN; his brother Emmett L. (Mary Lou) Lorentzen of San Diego, CA; fifteen grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren. His mother, two brothers, and one sister preceded him in death.
The funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Mahn Family Funeral Home Rochester Chapel with Major James Frye of the Salvation Army officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens with Military Honors by the William T. McCoy Post #92 of the American Legion.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the funeral Monday at the funeral home.
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