Harry Arnold Friesner

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad, with interment at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad, with a devotional service at 7 p.m. Military Rites by the Warroad American Legion.

Harry Arnold Friesner passed away on September 28, 2015 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND at the age of 86. His home was the Warroad Senior Living Center in Warroad, MN.

Harry was born on October 19, 1928 in Estherville, IA to Arnold and Myrtle (Bacon) Friesner. He moved to Minnesota in 1948, where he worked on the railroad through Warroad. He then entered the U.S. Army’s  45th armored division in Anchorage, AK. Harry married Edna Story in 1954 in Williams, MN, and he worked for the railroad again in the Warroad area. In 1957, they moved to Tower, MN, where they raised their children and Harry worked for the Erie Mining Company for 33 years as a crane operator. Harry felt very strongly about the importance of buying American-made products.

Harry retired in 1990, and they moved to Eveleth in 2009. In 2011, they moved to Warroad and enjoyed being around their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Harry enjoyed going to hunting camp to hunt deer or just to enjoy being out there with the boys and girls. He also enjoyed watching baseball games, basketball games and any games that the grandchildren and great-grandchildren were playing. Harry also enjoyed watching the Twins and Vikings play on TV, and he loved eating at buffets, especially meeting Rock at the Golden Corral in Fargo after his VA appointments. Harry and Edna were honorary Senior Citizens of Tower, MN.

Harry is survived by his wife Edna; sisters Maryann Stiltner of Piffin, OH, and Phyllis Flamond of Fort Francis, Ontario; children: Glen Frienser of Hinkley, MN; Claudia Mastin of Frazee, MN; Tim (Shiela) Friesner of Roosevelt, MN; Clyde (Connie) Friesner of Warroad, MN; Ralph (Brenda) Friesner of Embarrass, MN; and David (Karn) Friesner of New Berlin, WI; grand-children: Tanya Mastin, Shawn Mastin, Mandy (Tom) Lane, Stacy (Jared) Palm, Shane (Anna) Friesner, Kristy Friesner (Colt Yonke), Ryan Friesner (Amber Balte), John Friesner and Andrea Friesner; great-grandchildren: Chelsea Mastin, Callista Mastin, Jaren Palm, Blake Palm, Emma Lane, Raeleena Friesner and Annalie Yonke; and many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; sister Loretta and brother-in-law Dick Flamond; three children: Rita Fay, Chris Lee, and Cindy Ann; and grandchild Travis (Rock) Friesner.

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