Obituary - Posted: 10/12/07
Benard Lerol
Benard Ardell Lerol, 90 of Rushford, died on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, at the Caledonia Care and Rehab.
Benard was born on Dec. 12, 1916, to Gunder and Annie (Thostinson) Lerol in Amherst Township of Fillmore County, Minn. On May 1, 1937. He married Alice Nordsving. The couple moved to a farm in Amherst Township where they lived and worked together on the same farm for 62 years. While farming he was treasurer for eight years for the Grubtown School and for six years for Amherst Township. After retiring he was an adjuster for the Crop Insurance Company for 15 years. He was a lifetime member of the First Lutheran Church of Highland.
Benard is survived by his wife, Alice; two daughters: Beverly (Sidney) Aasum of Caledonia, and Rochelle (Orrin) Hegg of Prea, Calif.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Orris McIlwain of Beloit, Wis.
He was preceded in death by three brothers: Ernest, Tilford, and Lloyd; and one sister, Grace Christenson. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
The funeral service for Benard will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15, at First Lutheran Church of Highland with the Rev. Steve Meyer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Hoff Funeral Homes ñ Rushford Chapel and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the Church.
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