Obit for HEGSTAD, Minver Oswald (b.1921 d.2007), Murray Co., MN

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Minver Oswald Hegstad was born on may 8, 1921 in Slayton, Minnesota to 

Ole and Mary Anderson Hegstad.  He grew up in Slayton and attended school 

at Slayton High School.  Minver then worked for Skouge Dairy in Slayton.  

He entered the U.S. Navy in July of 1942 and served during WWII as a motor

mechanist mate and landing craft operator in the South Pacific on a troop 

transport ship for most of his service.  Minver was united in marriage 

to Delrose Heydluff on August 18, 1942 in Sanborn, MN.  After his honorable 

discharge in October of 1945 he returned to Slayton and worked at the 

Worthmore Creamery for a short time.  Minver and Cy Koob then started 

and operated Koob Implement.  Minver later bought Cy out and changed the 

business name to Hegstad Equipment.  As the business grew, he added 

several automobile lines and eventually phased out the equipment side 

of the business.  In 1972 Minver sold the business to his employees.  

Minver worked at Hegstad Equipment for several years after selling the 

business.  Minver passed away at the Murray County Hospital in Slayton 

on March 8, 2007 at the age of 85.  He was a lifelong member of Christ 

Lutheran Church in Slayton.  He also was a member of the Slayton American 

Legion Post.  Minver enjoyed walking, workig in the garage, reading and 

watching TV.  In his earlier days he enjoyed traveling and camping.  

He was very good at building and fixing things around the house.

 

Survivors include his wife, Delrose of Slayton; one son, Michael Hegstad 

and his wife Jan of San Diego, CA; son-in-law Russell Seeklander of 

Marshall, MN; two grandsons, Thomas and Ryan Hegstad of San Diego, CA; 

two sisters, Doris Essman and her husband, Melvin of Luverne, MN and 

Nona Walter of Jasper, MN and one brother-in-law, Jim Jones of Spirit 

Lake, IA.  He is preceded in death by his paretns, daughter, Patricia 

Seeklander, sister, Juanita Jones and brother-in-law, John Walter.

 

Memorial Services were held at Christ Lutheran Chruch in Slayton, MN on 

Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Ted Kunze officiating.  

The organist was Twyla Hungerford.  The soloist was Heidi Winter.  

Pallbearers were Jim Dahmer, Ron Nelson, Roger Nelson, Robert Nelson, 

Scott Walter, David Essman, Randy Wynia and Jim Gleis.  

Interment at Slayton Memorial Gardens, Slayton, MN.

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