Sherill James OPPEDAHL

OPPEDAHL, JONES, GANGSTEAD, OSTBLOOM

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/13/2017 at 22:46:38

March 19, 1915 ----- January 25, 2003

Funeral services for Sherill J. Oppedahl, 87, Renwick, were held Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Lake Lutheran Church in rural Renwick, with burial in the Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery there. He died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at the Humboldt Care Center South in Humboldt. The Garry - Roberts - Murphy - Schaaf Funeral Home of Renwick was in charge of the arrangements, with Pastor James Little officiating. Casketbearers were Kevin Oppedahl, Mark Jones, Paul Jones, Doug Osbloom, Craig Ostbloom, and Jerry Ostbloom. Honorary casketbearers were Jim Paine, Chuck Schaffner. Larry Schaffner, and Mike Ostbloom.

Survivors include his son, Roger Oppedahl of Goldfield; a sister, Ruth Jones of Des Moines; brother, Phil Oppedahl of Albuquerque, NM; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marie; and two brothers Paul and Robert Oppedahl.

Sherill James Oppedahl, son of Edward and Isadore (Gangstead) Oppedahl, was born March 19, 1915, in Renwick. He was raised and educated in the Renwick area, graduated from Renwick High School. He then went on to attend Waldorf College in Forest City for two years. Following his schooling, he returned to the Renwick area and was engaged in farming. In April, 1941, he was united in marriage to Marie Anna Ostbloom at St. Joseph, MO. After their marriage, the couple farmed near Renwick, where they lived and farmed the rest of their lives. He had a private pilot's license. His wife died in April, 1994. He was a charter member of the Izaak Walton League Oakdale Chapter, past Humboldt County Farm Bureau Board member, past Humboldt County Conservation Commissioner, and a member of the Lake Lutheran Church, where he served as a deacon and a trustee.

Humboldt Independent --- Humboldt, Iowa
January 30, 2003