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| | Email this article • Print this article | Robert LaMere, 79, of Parkers Prairie
Funeral services for Robert "Bob" William LaMere, 79, of Parkers Prairie, were held on Tuesday, Dec. 1, from First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Parkers Prairie with the Rev. Jonathan Sorum officiating.
Mr. La-Mere died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at the St. Cloud Hospital.
Music was provided by organist Dean Swanson and vocalist Dedra Zwieg.
Pallbearers were Rick Gappa, David Gappa, Joe Dorn, Dick Barrows, Ron Zaun and Tom Myers. Burial took place at Parkers Prairie Cemetery.
Mr. LaMere was born Aug. 25, 1930, to Jay D. and Fern C. (Duebendorf) LaMere in Glencoe. He was baptized by his grandfather, the Rev. Gottlieb Duebendorf, on Sept. 8, 1930. He grew up in Glencoe, played guard on the undefeated high school football team and graduated from Glencoe High School in 1948.
He completed a basic draftsman course at Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis in 1950. In 1951, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served as a cartographer in Seoul, Korea, until 1953.
Following his honorable discharge, Mr. LaMere finished his education at the University of Minnesota, Department of Mortuary Science, and graduated in 1955.
He was united in marriage to Dorothea "Dottie" Smith Dec. 17, 1955, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Flandreau, S.D., by the Rev. Richard Nelson. They lived in Le Sueur, where he worked for Roschen Funeral Home. He also worked at Klein Funeral Home in St. Peter before moving to Parkers Prairie in 1965, where he owned and operated the funeral home until his retirement in July 1992.
Since 1995, the LaMeres have enjoyed five months of winter in Englewood, Fla., and the rest of the year in Parkers Prairie.
He was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church since 1965, and served on the church council. He was an associate member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Englewood, Fla.
Mr. LaMere was scoutmaster of Troop No. 472 for several years, a member of the Parkers Prairie Lions Club, Commercial Club and Sportsmans Club. He was a serious sportsman and an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed photography, the outdoors, sports on television, working crossword puzzles and learning how to water ski at the age of 50 years.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothea "Dottie;" two daughters, Sally (Mark) Rodgers of Bemidji and Amy (Roger) James of Marshall, Mich.; his mother-in-law, Hannah Smith of Flandreau, S.D.; eight grandchildren, Jay LaMere, Emily Rodgers, Josh (Erica) LaMere, Kristen Rodgers, Seth James, Kezia James, John James and Eli James; three great-grandchildren, Olivia, Mason and Isaiah; and two nephews, Bruce (Larissa) LaMere and Luke (Jan) LaMere.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Dawn, and his brother, Bruce.
Arrangements were by Lind Family Funeral Service with chapels in Miltona and Parkers Prairie, www.lindfamilyfh.com.
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