| Name |
Donald Eugene GRUNEWALD |
| Born |
3 Jun 1938 |
Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA  [1] |
- Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Name: Donald Eugene Grunewald
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1938
Birth County: Cottonwood
Father: Ernest Grunewald
Mother: Ethel Martin
File Number: 1938-MN-001215
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| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
12 Apr 1940 |
Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA [2] |
| 1940 US Federal |
- in the Ernest Grunewald household. Enumerated were Ernest head male white 39 married / completed grade 4 / born in Minn. / 1935 Lived in Same House / Worked for pay - non-gov't emergency job / Farmer / worked 52 weeks in 1939; ETHEL wife female white 31 married / completed grade 8 / born in Illinois / 1935 Lived in Same House / Worked at home housework; FREDRICK son male white 14 single / completed grade 5 / born in Minn; LYLE son male white 11 single / completed grade 4 / born in Minn; ALFRED son male white 10 single / completed grade 3 / born in Minn; KENNETH son male white 8 single / completed grade 3 / born in Minn; ROY son male white 7 single / completed grade 2 / born in Minn; DELORIS daughter female white 6 single / completed grade 1 / born in Minn; RICHARD son male white 5 single born in Minn; VELDA daughter female white 4 single born in Minn; DUDDLY son male white 4 single born in Minn; DONALD son male white 2 single born in Minn; ERNEST JR. son male white 1 single born in Minn; ETHEL DARLENE female white 1/12 single born in Minn;
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| Died |
12 Jun 2009 |
, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA [1] |
| Obituary |
17 Jun 2009 |
Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA [1] |
| Cottonwood County Citizen |
- Donald Grunewald 6/17/2009 11:04 AM
Donald "Penie"Grunewald, 71, of rural Jeffers died June 12, 2009, at Good Samaritan-Society-Sogge Memorial in Windom.
Services were held Tuesday at La-Canne Family Funeral Home in Windom with Pastor Stephen Norby officiating.
Special music was provided by Colleen Ortmann organist, and Mike Foley, vocalist.
Casket bearers were John Maras, Pete Koep, Richard Nordby, Brandon Carter, Loren Marschel and Keith Scheidt.
Honorary bearers were Jim and Betty Schmitz, Clara and Harold Seberson, and Dale and Linda Gravley.
Interment was at Lakeview Cemetery in Windom.
Donald "Penie" E. Grunewald was born June 3, 1938, to Ernest and Ethel (Martin) Grunewald in Dale Township of Cottonwood County. He received his early education in country school and later attended Jeffers High School.
Penie worked for Tony Downs in St. James and then the tile factory for five years before going to work at Toro, where he worked until retiring at age 62.
Earlier this month, Penie became a resident of Good Samaritan Society-Sogge Memorial in Windom.
Penie was a caregiver for Kaytlin Castro, his "special little girl."
He will be remembered for his favorite saying, "Don't be dumb," playing cards in Heron Lake, fishing, gardening, beers with the boys on Friday nights, going to Jackpot Junction and spending time with his nieces and nephews when they came to visit.
He was preceded in death by his brothers: Ray, Alfred, Frederick, Lyle, Kenny and Dudley Grunewald; and sisters: Deloris, Velda, Joyce and Ethel.
Survivors incldue his two brothers and two sisters: Rich (Karen) Grunewald of Brainerd; Ernest (LaRae) Grunewald and June Horkey, all of Windom; and Norma Renczykowski of Meadowlands; a great-nephew, Ethan Donald Grunewald of Fairmont; his special little girl, Kaytlin Castro of Windom; and very good friend, Susan Albrecht, and her daughters, Melissa and Stacey and their families.
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Grunewald, Donald - Obituary
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| Obituary |
17 Jun 2009 |
Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA [3] |
| Cottonwood County Citizen Online |
- Donald Grunewald
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Casket bearers were John Maras, Pete Koep, Richard Nordby,Brandon Carter, Loren Marschel and Keith Scheidt.
Honorary bearers were Jim and Betty Schmitz, Clara and Harold Seberson, and Dale and Linda Gravley.
Interment was at Lakeview Cemetery in Windom.
Donald "Penie" E. Grunewald was born June 3, 1938, to Ernest and Ethel (Martin) Grunewald in Dale Township of Cottonwood County. He received his early education in country school and later attended Jeffers High School.
Penie worked for Tony Downs in St. James and then the tile factory for five years before going to work at Toro, where he worked until retiring at the age 62.
Earlier this month, Penie became a resident of Good Samaritan Society-Sogge Memorial in Windom.
Penie was a caregiver for Kaytlin Castro, his "special little girl."
He will be remembered for his favorite saying, "Don't be dumb," playing cards in Heron Lake, fishing, gardening, beers with the boys on Friday nights, going to Jackpot Junction and spending time with his nieces and nephews when they came to visit.
He was preceded in death by his brothers: Ray, Alfred, Frederick, Lyle, Kenny and Dudley Grunewald; and sisters: Deloris, Velda, Joyce, and Ethel.
Survivors include his two brothers and two sisters: Rich (Karen) Grunewald of Brainerd; Ernest (LaRae) Grunewald and June Horkey, all of Windom; and Norma Renczykowski of Meadowlands; a great-nephew, Ethan Donald Grunewald of Fairmont; his special little girl, Kaytlin Castro of Windom, and very good friend, Susan Albrecht, and her daughters, Melissa and Stacey and their families.
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| Buried |
Lakeview Cemetery, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA [1] |
Address:
Lakeview Cemetery
Windom, Minnesota 56101 |
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Grunewald, Donald "Penie" - Gravestone (1938-2009)
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| Person ID |
I5543 |
Brenda's Branches |
| Last Modified |
5 Dec 2020 |
| Father |
Ernest GRUNEWALD, Sr., b. 18 Dec 1899, Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA , d. 25 Mar 1971, Dale Twp., Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years) |
| Mother |
Ethel Pliny MARTIN, b. 22 Dec 1907, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA , d. 1 Nov 1979, Westbrook, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
22 Aug 1925 |
Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, USA |
| Family ID |
F1906 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1938 - 2009 (71 years)
