Funeral services for Ron Lindeen, 77, of Comfrey, Minnesota, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday morning, October 9, 2014, at New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey. The church is located at 204 Court Street South.
Interment will be in the New Hope Faith Lutheran Cemetery, located at 29053 County Road #1 in rural Comfrey.
Pastor Brian Nehring will be the officiant at the services.
Visitation will be at the Comfrey Chapel of Sturm Funeral Home, located at 101 North Field, on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and one hour prior to the service at the church the day of the funeral.
Ron Lindeen passed away on Friday, October 3, 2014,
Ronald Wayne Lindeen was born September 24, 1937, the son of Wilbur and Ethel Lindeen. Ron was baptized and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Comfrey. As a young man, he played fast-pitch softball for Darfur for many years. Ron graduated from Comfrey Public High School in 1955.
He married Rosalie Triplett of Comfrey at the West Sveadahl Lutheran Church of rural St. James, Minnesota, on April 30, 1960. They have resided on the Lindeen family farm since their marriage.
Ron followed his passion and started farming with his dad in 1958 after he attended Ag School at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. In 1966, Ron’s dad became ill, so he and Rosalie took over the farm, where they raised cattle and hogs and farmed grain.
Ron enjoyed baseball, fast-pitch softball, watching high school events and was a very avid bowler. He was active with the Cottonwood County Beef Producers and also the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association. Ron received the Cattlemen of the Year award and the Outstanding Service award from the Cottonwood Beef Producers. He was also named Minnesota State Cattleman of the Year in 1990. Ron was elected to the Adrian Township Board in 1958, was chairman for 25-plus years, and served until his death. Ron served on the church council of the past Faith Lutheran Church and also served on the building committee of the New Hope Lutheran Church following the Comfrey tornado. He also served on the Watonwan County Planning and Zoning board for 16 years, as service coordinator for the MSCA, and the Comfrey Community Education Board from the time it started until 2011 – a total of 37 years.
Ron is survived by his wife, Rosalie; a brother-in-law James Triplett and nephews, Geoffrey and family, Jason, and Joseph and family.
He was preceded in death by his parents.