Brett Alan Folkedahl, 10 Nov 1965 - 24 Aug 2016

FOLKEDAHL, SELK, DEHNING, HOMIRE, KENSLER, NOLAN

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 10/3/2016 at 16:27:38

Memorial service for Brett A. Folkedahl, 50, Merrill, Wis., formerly of Blairstown, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, at the First Presbyterian Church, Marengo. He passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., after the utmost courageous battle with esophageal cancer. His final days were spent surrounded by friends and family at his side.

The Rev. Anni Mingin will officiate at the service. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo.

Online condolences can be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com .

A memorial fund has been established.

A celebration of Brett's life will be held at in Wausau, Wis., at a later date with details to be announced.

Brett Alan Folkedahl was born Nov. 10, 1965, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Nanford and Judith Selk Folkedahl. He graduated from Iowa Valley High School in 1984, and was employed at Amana Refrigeration for 10 years. He then managed and operated a horse sale barn, the Western Exchange, in Belle Plaine, and was currently employed as a sales manager of implement equipment for Vanderloop Equipment in Marathon, Wis.

Brett had been an avid horseman and outdoorsman since his childhood. He greatly enjoyed trail rides, riding in the mountains of Wyoming and Montana as well as in the Dakotas, horse auctions, and camping with his horse, dog, and friends. Having such a contagious personality, he was right at home wherever good friends or strangers gathered. He will always be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, honesty, integrity, gentle compassion, strong faith in God and his caring soul.

Left to honor Brett and remember his love are his father, Nanford "Buck" Folkedahl; a second mother, Karen Dehning; a brother, Bradley (Tracy) Folkedahl; a sister, Nicole (Ron) Homire; three nephews, Gage Kensler; Joshua Kensler and Hunter Homire; a niece, Brittany Folkedahl; and his best friend and partner in life, Kelly Nolan.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Judith Selk Folkedahl.

The Journal Tribune, 31 Aug 2016, pg 5
The Gazette 01 Sept 2016, 8a