Merlin Beheng
June 23, 1937 — June 1, 2010
Merlin Beheng
Lind Family Funeral Service
218-338-2911
Merlin J. Beheng, age 72, of Miltona, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at his home.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona with Rev. Kari van Wakeren officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Kevin Lee and the church choir and bell choir. Burial will take place at Kinkead Cemetery in Alexandria.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Friday at the church and continue one hour prior to the service.
Arrangements are by Lind Family Funeral & Cremation Service with chapels in Miltona and Parkers Prairie, www.lindfamilyfh.com .
Merlin James Beheng was born June 23, 1937, to John and Olga (Arvidson) Beheng in Spruce Hill Township. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and grew up in Spruce Hill Township. He attended country school and graduated from Central High School in Alexandria in 1955. He enlisted in the National Guards and served in the U.S. Army as Sergeant from February 4, 1956 - December 25, 1957, in Korea. Following his honorable discharge he returned to the Twin Cities where he worked as a truck driver until December of 1960. He was united in marriage to Shirley Peterson on June 18, 1960, at Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona. He trucked with his brother, Beheng Bros. Trucking until taking over the family farm in Spruce Hill Township in 1963. He retired from farming in 1991, but continued working in construction and with R&R Ready-Mix until the time of his death. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and the Miltona V.F.W. Post #7826. He served on the Miltona Co-op Store Board, Miltona Creamery Board and Spruce Hill Foundation Board. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, going for coffee, researching Spruce Hill family history and spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Merlin is survived by his wife, Shirley; son, Steven (Terri Gaarsland) Beheng of Miltona; two daughters, Joni (Rod) Wunderlich and Julie (Scott Christensen) Peterson both of Miltona; sister, Lorayne Ahlbrecht of Alexandria; brother, Darrel Beheng of Miltona; three grandchildren, Bill Wunderlich, Jenny Melby (fianc?, Dane Bosl) and Jill Schlemmer; along with many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Pallbearers will be Bill Wunderlich, Wayne Rediehs, Gary Mrnak, J. Howard Johnson, Trevor Rediehs and Chad Beheng. Honorary pallbearers will be Jenny Melby and Jill Schlemmer.
218-338-2911
Merlin J. Beheng, age 72, of Miltona, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at his home.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona with Rev. Kari van Wakeren officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Kevin Lee and the church choir and bell choir. Burial will take place at Kinkead Cemetery in Alexandria.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m., Friday at the church and continue one hour prior to the service.
Arrangements are by Lind Family Funeral & Cremation Service with chapels in Miltona and Parkers Prairie, www.lindfamilyfh.com .
Merlin James Beheng was born June 23, 1937, to John and Olga (Arvidson) Beheng in Spruce Hill Township. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and grew up in Spruce Hill Township. He attended country school and graduated from Central High School in Alexandria in 1955. He enlisted in the National Guards and served in the U.S. Army as Sergeant from February 4, 1956 - December 25, 1957, in Korea. Following his honorable discharge he returned to the Twin Cities where he worked as a truck driver until December of 1960. He was united in marriage to Shirley Peterson on June 18, 1960, at Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona. He trucked with his brother, Beheng Bros. Trucking until taking over the family farm in Spruce Hill Township in 1963. He retired from farming in 1991, but continued working in construction and with R&R Ready-Mix until the time of his death. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and the Miltona V.F.W. Post #7826. He served on the Miltona Co-op Store Board, Miltona Creamery Board and Spruce Hill Foundation Board. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, going for coffee, researching Spruce Hill family history and spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Merlin is survived by his wife, Shirley; son, Steven (Terri Gaarsland) Beheng of Miltona; two daughters, Joni (Rod) Wunderlich and Julie (Scott Christensen) Peterson both of Miltona; sister, Lorayne Ahlbrecht of Alexandria; brother, Darrel Beheng of Miltona; three grandchildren, Bill Wunderlich, Jenny Melby (fianc?, Dane Bosl) and Jill Schlemmer; along with many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Pallbearers will be Bill Wunderlich, Wayne Rediehs, Gary Mrnak, J. Howard Johnson, Trevor Rediehs and Chad Beheng. Honorary pallbearers will be Jenny Melby and Jill Schlemmer.
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