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Richard D. Eckstrom
Jody Hane2020-09-13T13:19:14-05:00
- Name: Richard D. Eckstrom
- Location of Birth: Keewatin, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: July 27, 1930
- Date of Death: August 31, 1972 (42 years old)
- Parents: John Iver Eckstrom and Minnie (Anderson) Eckstrom
- High School and Class: Attended schools in Keewatin, Minnesota
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- Highest Rank: A1C (Airman 1st Class)
- Branch: Air Force
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Korean Conflict
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Richard had been a resident of Pengilly, Minnesota for the past thirty years.
He was employed as a control operator for Hanna Mining Company at the Butler Plant.
Richard was a member of the Nashwauk Lutheran Church in Nashwauk, Minnesota and a member of the AFL-CIO labor bodies.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Minnie Eckstrom; a brother, Roy; three sisters, Mrs. Irene Juhlin, Mrs. Leroy (Gladys) Larson; and Mrs. Mike (Ruth) Rankinen.
Richard died unexpectedly at work at the Butler Taconite Plant in Cooley, Minnesota. He is buried in the Nashwauk Cemetery at Nashwauk, Minnesota.
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