IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Henry John
Louis Fry
December 19, 1932 – July 18, 2006
Obituary
Rev. Henry Fry, age 73, of Annandale died Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at his home.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2006 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fairhaven with Rev. Timothy Nerud officiating and Rev. Peter Holm, guest preacher. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale and one hour prior to the funeral Saturday at the church. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday.
Rev. Henry John Louis Fry was born December 19, 1932, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His parents were Henry Fry, born 1902 in Winnipeg, Ontario, and Margareta (Bruns) Fry, born 1906 in Wechold, Germany. Henry lived with his parents and younger siblings in Golden Spike, Alberta, until 1943 when Henry Fry, Sr., a Lutheran minister, moved his family to Forbes, North Dakota.
At age 14, young Henry began attending high school at Concordia Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota, in early preparation for the Lutheran ministry. After high school he stayed to finish college in the pre-seminary program at Concordia College. While at Concordia College Henry met Ruth Krueger of Shawano, Wisconsin, who was in the elementary education program. Henry graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in June of 1958, then Henry and Ruth were married on July 6, 1958 in Shawano, Wisconsin. Later that month, on July 20th, Henry was ordained into the Lutheran ministry in Wahpeton, North Dakota, at his father's church, Immanuel Lutheran
Henry and Ruth moved that same summer to Hamilton in western Montana, where he served three congregations: one in Hamilton, one in Darby, and one in Stevensville. While living in Hamilton, their first two children were born. In early 1962 Henry received a call to be minister of St. John's Lutheran Church in Laurel, Montana. While there, their last three children were born.
In 1969 Henry and his family moved again to North Ridgeville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, where he served as pastor to a new congregation, Shepherd of the Ridge Lutheran. After one year the family moved when Henry received another call to become the minister of St. John's Lutheran Church in Young America, Minnesota, where he stayed until his retirement in December of 1997.
In early 1998 Henry and Ruth moved to their retirement home on Bass Lake in Annandale, Minnesota. For nearly the entire time Henry served as interim pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in nearby Clear Lake. In retirement Henry continued to enjoy gardening and yard work, fishing, some travel, and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Henry is survived by his wife of 48 years, Ruth; children and their spouses, Jonathan Fry and wife Judy of Littleton, Colorado, Katherine Fry and husband Jay Nickerson of Brooklyn, New York, Sarah Schendel and husband Jeff of Roberts, Wisconsin, Daniel Fry of Annandale, Minnesota, and Rachel Cunningham and husband Jim of St. Paul, Minnesota; siblings and their spouses, Victor Fry and wife, Rebecca of Apple Valley, Grace Lavers and husband, Jack of Woodbury, and Kenneth Fry and wife Mary Ann of Rosemount; eleven grandchildren, Jeremiah, Joshua, Jacob and Jonah Fry; Zachary and Elias Schendel; Claire, Jefferson and Annine Cunningham; and Noah and Liv Nickerson.
The pallbearers will be Donald Reinking, Dennis Lietha, Clifford Forner, Keith Beckman, Jerry Lietha, Darren Huebert, Gary Schuldt, John Vaughan and Gary Leen. Rita Lueke, organist and Lawrence Biermann, vocalist will provide the music for the service. The arrangements were made by Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2006 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fairhaven with Rev. Timothy Nerud officiating and Rev. Peter Holm, guest preacher. Burial will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale and one hour prior to the funeral Saturday at the church. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday.
Rev. Henry John Louis Fry was born December 19, 1932, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His parents were Henry Fry, born 1902 in Winnipeg, Ontario, and Margareta (Bruns) Fry, born 1906 in Wechold, Germany. Henry lived with his parents and younger siblings in Golden Spike, Alberta, until 1943 when Henry Fry, Sr., a Lutheran minister, moved his family to Forbes, North Dakota.
At age 14, young Henry began attending high school at Concordia Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota, in early preparation for the Lutheran ministry. After high school he stayed to finish college in the pre-seminary program at Concordia College. While at Concordia College Henry met Ruth Krueger of Shawano, Wisconsin, who was in the elementary education program. Henry graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in June of 1958, then Henry and Ruth were married on July 6, 1958 in Shawano, Wisconsin. Later that month, on July 20th, Henry was ordained into the Lutheran ministry in Wahpeton, North Dakota, at his father's church, Immanuel Lutheran
Henry and Ruth moved that same summer to Hamilton in western Montana, where he served three congregations: one in Hamilton, one in Darby, and one in Stevensville. While living in Hamilton, their first two children were born. In early 1962 Henry received a call to be minister of St. John's Lutheran Church in Laurel, Montana. While there, their last three children were born.
In 1969 Henry and his family moved again to North Ridgeville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, where he served as pastor to a new congregation, Shepherd of the Ridge Lutheran. After one year the family moved when Henry received another call to become the minister of St. John's Lutheran Church in Young America, Minnesota, where he stayed until his retirement in December of 1997.
In early 1998 Henry and Ruth moved to their retirement home on Bass Lake in Annandale, Minnesota. For nearly the entire time Henry served as interim pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in nearby Clear Lake. In retirement Henry continued to enjoy gardening and yard work, fishing, some travel, and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Henry is survived by his wife of 48 years, Ruth; children and their spouses, Jonathan Fry and wife Judy of Littleton, Colorado, Katherine Fry and husband Jay Nickerson of Brooklyn, New York, Sarah Schendel and husband Jeff of Roberts, Wisconsin, Daniel Fry of Annandale, Minnesota, and Rachel Cunningham and husband Jim of St. Paul, Minnesota; siblings and their spouses, Victor Fry and wife, Rebecca of Apple Valley, Grace Lavers and husband, Jack of Woodbury, and Kenneth Fry and wife Mary Ann of Rosemount; eleven grandchildren, Jeremiah, Joshua, Jacob and Jonah Fry; Zachary and Elias Schendel; Claire, Jefferson and Annine Cunningham; and Noah and Liv Nickerson.
The pallbearers will be Donald Reinking, Dennis Lietha, Clifford Forner, Keith Beckman, Jerry Lietha, Darren Huebert, Gary Schuldt, John Vaughan and Gary Leen. Rita Lueke, organist and Lawrence Biermann, vocalist will provide the music for the service. The arrangements were made by Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.
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