Wilfred Wisuri, Jr.

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  • Name: Wilfred Wisuri Jr.
  • Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
  • Date of Birth: September 12, 1931
  • Date of Death: November 27, 1981 (50 years old)
  • Parents: Wilfred, Sr. and Arbuta Wisuri
  • High School and Class: 1949 - Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
  • College: 1951 - Itasca Junior College, Coleraine, Minnestoa
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  • Branch: Navy
  • Other Branch: United States Naval Air Corps
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  • Military Highlights:
    Wilfred served four years in the United States Naval Air Corps.

  • Wars Involved:
    Korean Conflict

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  • Civilian Life:
    Wilfred lived in Bovey, Minnesota.

    Upon discharge from the service, Wilfred was employed in the Aerospace Division of Honeywell in Minneapolis, Minnesota for fifteen years and transferred to St. Petersburg, Florida ten years ago.

    He married Lois Jane Palmer on October 19, 1957.

    Wilfred is survived by his wife, Lois; a son, Timothy; daughter, Carol; his mother, Arbuta Wisuri; and a sister, Mrs. Richard (Marlene) Nordstrom.

    Wilfred was preceded in death by his father, Wilfred Wisuri, Sr., in 1979.

    Wilfred died in Largo, Florida and is buried in Serenity Gardens Memorial Park in Largo, Florida.

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