IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Thomas Dean
Slinde
December 27, 1946 – June 7, 2012
Obituary
Thomas D. Slinde, age 65, of Annandale died Thursday, June 7, 2012 at North Memorial Medical Center.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. with Memorial Services held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale with Pastor Daniel Brodin officiating. Interment will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Memorials are preferred to the Minnesota Stroke Association or Maple Lake VFW Post 7664.
Thomas Dean Slinde was born December 27, 1946 in Albert Lea to the late Udene and Eldora (Loken) Slinde. He was a 1964 graduate of Albert Lea High School and then enlisted in the Military as a member of the U.S. Navy. He married Susan Hawkinson on August 27, 1971 in Minneapolis and they lived in the Twin Cities, Maple Lake, Annandale, St. Michael and most recently back in the Annandale area on Lake Sylvia. From 1990-2007 he worked as a sales manager for R.M. Johnson Company of Annandale. Tom was a 2009 Sister Kenny Institute Stroke Survivor Honoree. He was a member of the Maple Lake VFW Post 7664 and a former member of the Maple Lake Jaycees. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and the Minnesota Twins.
He is survived by his wife Susan of Annandale, daughter Heide of St. Paul & her fiancé Joseph Baker of St. Paul, brothers Darryl (Linda) of Golden Valley, Daniel (Mary) of St. Francis, David (Linda) of Montrose, Udene of Alexandria, Michael of Dalton, sister Loann (John) Swelander of Osceola, WI, mother in law Beatrice Hawkinson of Bloomington, also special aunts & many nieces & nephews.
The urn bearers will be Joseph Baker, Jeffrey Slinde and John Campbell. The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. with Memorial Services held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale with Pastor Daniel Brodin officiating. Interment will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Memorials are preferred to the Minnesota Stroke Association or Maple Lake VFW Post 7664.
Thomas Dean Slinde was born December 27, 1946 in Albert Lea to the late Udene and Eldora (Loken) Slinde. He was a 1964 graduate of Albert Lea High School and then enlisted in the Military as a member of the U.S. Navy. He married Susan Hawkinson on August 27, 1971 in Minneapolis and they lived in the Twin Cities, Maple Lake, Annandale, St. Michael and most recently back in the Annandale area on Lake Sylvia. From 1990-2007 he worked as a sales manager for R.M. Johnson Company of Annandale. Tom was a 2009 Sister Kenny Institute Stroke Survivor Honoree. He was a member of the Maple Lake VFW Post 7664 and a former member of the Maple Lake Jaycees. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and the Minnesota Twins.
He is survived by his wife Susan of Annandale, daughter Heide of St. Paul & her fiancé Joseph Baker of St. Paul, brothers Darryl (Linda) of Golden Valley, Daniel (Mary) of St. Francis, David (Linda) of Montrose, Udene of Alexandria, Michael of Dalton, sister Loann (John) Swelander of Osceola, WI, mother in law Beatrice Hawkinson of Bloomington, also special aunts & many nieces & nephews.
The urn bearers will be Joseph Baker, Jeffrey Slinde and John Campbell. The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.
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Services
24 Hour Viewing
June
12
Dingmann Funeral Care, Annandale Chapel
Starts at 4:00 pm
Memorial Service
June
12
Dingmann Funeral Care, Annandale Chapel
Starts at 7:00 pm
Graveside Service
June
13
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Starts at 1:30 pm