Floyd Beryl Munson 97, of Howard Lake, passed away at Howard Lake Good Samaritan Ctr. 5/22/2012. Survived by children, Beryl (Carolyn) Munson, Medina, Cleo (Robert) Friederichsen, Buffalo, Robert (LouAnn) Munson, Howard Lake, Mary Beth ( Dennis) Reiners, Mitchell, SD, Kristen (Joel) Pettit, Howard Lake, Ray (Patricia) Munson, Waverly; 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren; sister, Valoris Ferrell; sisters-in-law, Jean Bowen of Glenwood, Shirley Westphal of Howard Lake, and Verna (Maurice) Kellander of Granada. Proceeded in death by wife of 75 years, Lillian. Funeral service 11 am Saturday, 5/26 at First Presbyterian Church of Howard Lake. Visitation 4-8 pm Friday at Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home of Howard Lake and 1 hr prior to service at church on Saturday. Prayer service 7:00 pm Friday. Interment Howard Lake Cemetery.
Floyd Beryl Munson, age 97, of Howard Lake, Minnesota, went to be with his Lord
and Savior May 22, 2012 at the Howard Lake Good Samaritan Center. Floyd was
born September 13, 1914 on a farm near Buttzville, ND to Ray E. and Eunice
(Rustad) Munson. His family lived briefly in the North Dakota towns of Plaza
and Sanish before moving to Glenwood, MN when Floyd was six years old. Floyd
graduated from Glenwood High School and on August 15, 1934 was united in
marriage to Lillian Bowen in Dassel, MN. The couple settled in Howard Lake,
where Floyd and his father founded the Munson Feed Company in 1935. At about
this same time Floyd started a band; Floyd Munson and His Orchestra, which
included his brothers, Eddie and Vernon.
Floyd was involved in many
community activities in Howard Lake. He was a volunteer fireman and a bank
director, as well as a member of the school board, the Sportsmen’s Club and the
Howard Lake Businessmen’s Association. He was a longtime member of First
Presbyterian Church of Howard Lake, where he served as elder, trustee, Sunday
School superintendent and teacher. He was also a faithful member of the church
choir.
Floyd was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying fishing, hunting, camping
and traveling. He was a master woodworker, making beautiful creations for his
family and friends. One of the highlights of his life was making a wooden cross
for a youth in each of the 50 states. Music was a big part of Floyd’s life. He
enjoyed playing accordion for his grandchildren and led the weekly Sing-A-Long
at the Care Center for many years.
Floyd is survived by his children;
Beryl (Carolyn) Munson, Medina, Cleo (Robert) Friederichsen, Buffalo, Robert
(Lou Ann) Munson, Howard Lake, Mary (Dennis) Reiners, Mitchell, SD, Kristen
(Joel) Pettit, Howard Lake, Ray (Patricia) Munson, Waverly. Grandchildren; Mark
Friederichsen, Carla (John) Hausladen, Stephen (Lisa) Friederichsen, Philip
(Jodi) Munson, Paul (Elisabeth) Munson, Karen (Sam) Mammano, Eric (Margaret)
Munson, Vanessa Brandt, Amy (Dan) Yager, Jennifer Larson, William (Lisa) Munson,
Deborah (Justin) Badini, Valerie (Nathan) Johnson, Jessica Munson, David (Leah)
Pettit and twenty-six great grandchildren. He is further survived by his
sister, Valoris Ferrell, Albuquerque, NM, sisters-in-law Jean Bowen, Glenwood,
Shirley Westphal, Howard Lake and Verna (Maurice) Kellander of Granada, nephews,
nieces and many friends. Floyd was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years,
Lillian, parents Ray E. and Eunice and brothers, Eddie and
Vernon.
Funeral services took place Saturday, May 26 at First
Presbyterian Church in Howard Lake with interment at the Howard Lake Cemetery.
Officiating were Reverends Ken Ribe and Dwight Chamberlain. Visitation took
place Friday, May 25 at the Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home in Howard Lake.