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John "Red" W. Frisk
Jody Hane2021-06-05T10:54:49-05:00
- Name: John "Red" W. Frisk
- Location of Birth: Lake Park, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: April 16, 1913
- Date of Death: July 26, 1988 (75 years old)
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- Highest Rank: TEC 5 (Technical 5)
- Branch: Army
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John saw action in the Philippines.
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World War II
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John lived in the Suomi area and managed a resort on Little Turtle Lake in Itasca County.
He also managed the VFW Club in Deer River, Minnesota before retiring.
He most recently was a resident of Ah-Gwah Ching Nursing Home near Walker, Minnesota.
Surviving relatives are his wife, Marion; sons, John and James; a stepson, Robert Stenech; and sisters, Lillian Bakken and Marcella Hansen.
John died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Park Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Saint Frances Xavier Cemetery at Cuba Township in Becker County, Minnesota.
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