Anton E. ’Tony’ Okerlund

Anton E. "Tony" Okerlund, 87, of Moorhead, MN, formally of Kelliher, MN, died Thursday, October 26, 2006, in Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.Anton E. "Tony" Okerlund was born on December 27, 1918 to Andy and Sadie Pehrson Okerlund at home near Kelliher, MN. He grew up and attended school in Waskish, MN. His mother died when Tony was two years of age, at the age of ten he went to live with the Kosbau family, Frank & Elizabeth Thompson Kosbau and their children in Waskish. Tony joined the United States Army on March 4, 1942, he was honorably discharged on November 2, 1945. On January 10, 1942 he married Elizabeth Jarbo in Mt. Shasta, CA, together they had three children. Elizabeth died on February 15, 2006.He is survived by two sons, Eugene Nancy Okerlund of Little Falls, MN and Robert Paul Okerlund of Warroad, MN; one daughter, Elaine Gene Borud or Moorhead, MN; one foster son, Joseph Shogern; one foster brother, Harold; and two foster sisters, Francis and Sylvia.He was preceded in death by his parents; his foster parents; five brothers, Hubert, Millard, Floyd, Rubin and Ray; four sisters, Alfield, Annabelle, Alice and Ruth; two foster brothers, Earl and Franklin; two foster sisters, Eleanor and Lillian.