Walter Tronson

Walter Robert Tronson, of Crookston, MN, passed away December 1, 2011 at the Villa St. Vincent after a courageous battle with Parkinson's. Walt was born August 20, 1923 in Coon Rapids, MN to Toney Thor and Nellie Sophie (Anderson) Tronson. As a young man he served as part of the Black Cat Squadron of the Navy Air Force based at Subic Bay Philippines during World War II. After his military service he worked as a heavy equipment operator on many construction projects including the new Interstate freeway system and Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. One of the first of these jobs took him to Crookston where he met his future wife, Isabel M. Gramer. They celebrated their 64th year of marriage August 24, 2011. Throughout his life, Walt's main focus was his family which included his wife, Isabel, four daughters Jennifer, Janna (deceased), Jackie and Joan; his son-in-law, Philip Bertils; Grandchildren Trevor (Stacy) Hegranes, Chenoa Buck, Melinda (Peter) Eberle, Cole (Kelli) Bertils; Bianca (Bill) Krenzel, Marco Porraz and Ava Lopez; and Great-grandchildren Tearle, Jared, Nicholas, Pyper and Dylan Buck; Mahlah and Laura Eberle; Maya Morgan-D'Amato and Peyton Krenzel. Walt's other main focus was creating a home for his family. He was a jack-of-all-trades and could make miracles with duct tape. He retired from American Crystal Sugar but kept his ties to the heavy equipment through his connection to Bertils Gravel and Excavation. He was a man of big hands and a big heart and will be greatly missed. "Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself." – Elbert Hubbard A memorial service celebrating the life of Walter Robert Tronson will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011, in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston with The Rev. Jo Gast, officiating. Visitation with Walter's family will be in the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home on Friday from 5-7:00 p.m., with a 7:00 p.m.prayer service, and also at the church for one hour prior to the funeral. Military Rites will be provided by the Honor Guards of the Naval Reserve in Fargo, ND and the National Guard in Moorhead, MN. Burial will be in the Oakdale Cemetery in Crookston.

Funeral Home: Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home 615 South Minnesota Street Crookston, MN US 56716

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Visitation
Friday, December 9, 2011
Service
Saturday, December 10, 2011
cemetery
Saturday, December 10, 2011