Ferdinand H. Oppegard

Ferdinand H. Oppegard, 91, 10 37th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN, formerly Minneapolis, MN, died on January 9, 2004, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Ferdinand was born on June 5, 1913, in Kimberly, MN, to Martin and Anna Erickson Oppegard. He grew up and attended school in Kimberly and Minneapolis, MN, graduating from Minneapolis North High School in 1932. Ferdinand married Dorothy Lasnetske on October 6, 1939, in Minneapolis, MN, where they made their home. Ferdinand served in both WWII and the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy on a Destroyer from 1943 until 1945; in the U.S. Army from 1949 until 1950; and in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 until 1952. Following his service, he returned to Minneapolis, where he worked at the Post Office until retiring as a postal supervisor in 1974. In retirement, Ferdinand volunteered with the Hennepin County Park District helping to restore the bluebird population and was an active member of the Izaac Walton League. He was also an avid reader.Ferdinand is survived by his wife, Dorothy, Moorhead, MN; one son Steven Oppegard, Moorhead, MN; two daughters, JoAnne Booth, Longview, WA, and Susan Jonathan Pezalla, Moorhead, MN; four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and twelve siblings.