Clifford passed away on July 9, 2013 at the Buffalo Hospital.
Funeral Service: 11 AM, Saturday, July 13, 2013. North Crow River Lutheran Church, North of Cokato.
Visitation: 1hr prior to service at Church
Interment: Church Cemetery
Clifford Alden Sundblad was born on May 18th,
1918 in Reeder, ND to Alfred & Tilda (Danielson) Sundblad. As a baby he moved to the family farm in
Knapp, MN. He was baptized and confirmed
at North Crow River Lutheran Church in Knapp, MN. Clifford attended Knapp country school and
graduated from Cokato High School in 1936.
In 1939 Clifford graduated from Dunwoody Technical College in
Minneapolis, MN. He was united in
marriage to Erma (Thor) Sundblad on December 28th, 1952 in St Paul,
MN; she preceded him in death on July 4th, 1986. Clifford then married Florence
(Weaver-Higgins) Sundblad on March 17th, 1991 in Tucson, AZ.
As a young man Clifford worked at the Green Giant Canning
factory in Cokato and worked as carpenter and was a member of the carpenters
union in St Cloud, MN for many years.
Clifford also raised turkeys and had a dairy farm in French Lake,
MN. He was a current member of North
Crow Lutheran church in Knapp, MN and was on the church board for many
years. Clifford liked to travel and
would spend many winters in Tucson AZ, where he would like to play horseshoes,
shuffleboard and visit with his neighbors.
He is survived by his wife, Florence; son, Allen (Carla)
Sundblad; step daughter Madeleine (David) Heffely; step son John (Marlenne)
Higgins; 5 grandchildren, Steven, Jonathan, Jennifer, Katherine & Philip; 2
great grandchildren Conner and Parker. He was preceded in death by his first
wife Erma Sundblad; parents Alfred and Tilda (Danielson) Sundblad; daughter
Sheila (Sundblad) Ryan; Grandson Jacob Sundblad.