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Lawrence Paul Farr
Jody Hane2021-03-08T18:01:24-06:00
- Name: Lawrence Paul Farr
- Location of Birth: Hibbing, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: June 21, 1923
- Date of Death: December 30, 1992 (69 years old)
- Parents: William Farr and Rose (Lawler) Farr
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- Highest Rank: TEC 5 (Technical 5)
- Branch: Army
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Lawrence served in the battles of Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
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World War II
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Lawrence was a lifelong area resident.
He was a semi-truck driver for various companies over the years. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2720, Deer River, Minnesota.
Lawrence married Jean A. Hyry in 1951.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; sons, Larry and Alan; daughters, Lorna Farr and Julie Shaffer; and eleven grandchildren.
Lawrence died in Community Memorial Hospital in Deer River, Minnesota and is buried in Nashwauk Cemetery at Nashwauk, Minnesota.
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