Rodney V. Lindstrom

Rodney Vincent Lindstrom, 92, was born at Lake Park, MN to Victor and Amanda Selberg Lindstrom. Rodney attended country school in District 42, Becker County through the 8th grade. He attended the Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, MN. Following graduation, Rodney was employed by his uncle, G. W. Larson in the landscape service. On November 6, 1937 he married Genevieve Walstrom. After Rod and Gen were married they moved to Thief River Falls, MN., where they managed and did design work for a local greenhouse. In 1941 they had an opportunity to move to Storm Lake, Iowa to work at the L.B. Floral Shop. On February 8, 1942 their only child, Vincent, was born in Storm Lake, Iowa. Rodney was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Germany. Following the war Rodney returned to farm with his brother, Victor, at Lake Park, MN. During the late 1940's and through the 1950's Rod and Gen were active in the American Legion and Rodney was also Commander of the local American Legion Post. In 1959 Rodney joined the Becker County Sheriff's Department becoming Chief Deputy. They joined the Trinity Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, MN. Rod and Gen retired in 1978 and decided to spend the winters in Apache Junction, AZ. Summers were spent in Detroit Lakes with a large garden and visits from friends and family. Rod and Gen also ran the Lake Air Motel in Detroit Lakes for a few years. They moved back to Lake Park in their later years. Gen died on March 17, 2001. Rod was a resident of Sunnyside Care Center, Lake Park, MN for the past four months. He died there on May 20, 2005 at the age of 92 years.Rodney was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve; his parents and one sister, Mildred.He is survived by a son; Vincent Dorothy Lindstrom, Joplin, MO.; two brothers, Orville Mary Lindstrom, Moorhead, MN and Victor Lindstrom of Lake Park, MN; one sister, Margie Magnuson, Bloomington, MN; two granddaughters, Lisa Shane Lindstrom, Minneapolis, MN and Liv Drew Gregor, Las Vegas, NV; two step granddaughters, Suzanne Allen Wheeler and Carrie Preusse, Minneapolis, MN; four great granddaughters and three step great granddaughters.