Sailor and shipbuilder. On Oct 24, 1941, in Wyandotte, MI, he married Violet Nelson of Maple. He spent 45 years on the waterfront. As a young man, he sailed on several Great Lakes ships. During WWII, he build frigate ships at a shipyard in Detroit and then Butler Shipyards in Superior to support the war effort. He worked on the Great Northern Railway Iron Ore Docks in Allouez and the O and M Grain Elevator in Superior. He retired from the Burlington Northern Taconite Facility in 1969. He and Violet operated a dairy farm in the town of Lakeside for 23 years. He was a woodsman, trapper, hunter and fisherman. With timber from the trees he cut, he built a barn and house. He enjoyed going to dances when old-time Finnish was playing and card games like cribbage and smear played with family and friends. He was a long-time Minnesota Twins fan, listening on the radio to nearly all their games. He longed for and achieved a peaceful place for his final days, his home in Lakeside. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years; his parents; seven brothers, Eino, John, Arvid, Waino, Ernest, Rudolph and Charles; and four sisters, Tekla, Esther Paulson, Ailie Pihlaja and Ellen Smith.
Sailor and shipbuilder. On Oct 24, 1941, in Wyandotte, MI, he married Violet Nelson of Maple. He spent 45 years on the waterfront. As a young man, he sailed on several Great Lakes ships. During WWII, he build frigate ships at a shipyard in Detroit and then Butler Shipyards in Superior to support the war effort. He worked on the Great Northern Railway Iron Ore Docks in Allouez and the O and M Grain Elevator in Superior. He retired from the Burlington Northern Taconite Facility in 1969. He and Violet operated a dairy farm in the town of Lakeside for 23 years. He was a woodsman, trapper, hunter and fisherman. With timber from the trees he cut, he built a barn and house. He enjoyed going to dances when old-time Finnish was playing and card games like cribbage and smear played with family and friends. He was a long-time Minnesota Twins fan, listening on the radio to nearly all their games. He longed for and achieved a peaceful place for his final days, his home in Lakeside. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years; his parents; seven brothers, Eino, John, Arvid, Waino, Ernest, Rudolph and Charles; and four sisters, Tekla, Esther Paulson, Ailie Pihlaja and Ellen Smith.
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