George B. Kueber, 89, a long time Park Rapids resident, passed away peacefully from cancer on Friday, March 12, 2010 at his home in Two Inlets, with his family by his side.
George was born May 22, 1920 in Aneta, N.D. to Herman J. and Ottilia (Feidler) Kueber. In 1926 he moved to Minnesota with his family to a farm three miles north of Emmaville. He spent the 1927-28 school year at his grandmother Feidler's home in Perham to attend the parochial school. He later continued his education at the Emmaville country school.
After graduation he worked on the family farm until the age of 16, at which time (1936) his family moved to a new farm near Two Inlets. At the age of 18 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.'s) who stationed him in Bena, near Cass Lake. After he finished his C.C.C. duties he worked for a year in a Lake Alice area sawmill.
When Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, he and two of his brothers rose to the occasion. They walked and hitchhiked to Fargo, N.D. to enlist in the U.S. military, after which they walked most of the way back home. This is an example of the patriotism of the World War II generation.
George received many military awards and decorations for his service. He served proudly and with distinction in the Pacific Theater of Operations. His unit was involved in the invasion and recapture of many of the Japanese held islands in the South Pacific. His duties with the tank corps included radio operator, gunner and tank commander. He served in the tank corps for the duration of the war.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, he and a brother purchased and operated a farm in Osage township, where they raised corn, oats, alfalfa, turkeys, hogs, beef and dairy cattle. He also worked in a Park Rapids service station to raise capital for the purchase of farm machinery, livestock, seeds and many other general farm necessities.
George farmed until 1951 when he decided to attend a diesel mechanics school in Chicago, Ill. Upon successful completion of that course he enrolled in the Hobart School of Metallurgy in Troy, Ohio, where he studied metal lathe and milling machine operations as well as welding. He then worked for a short time as a repairman in the iron mines in northeastern Minnesota. In the early 1950s he worked in the local timber industry until going out to work on the Garrison Dam in North Dakota.
On Nov. 12, 1953 he married Marie Thelen of Savannah Township and the union was blessed with six children.
He started a sawmill in the late 1950s and ran it until 1966 when he moved the operation to Two Inlets. In the early 1970s he entered into a partnership and expanded into retail sales.
In 1991 the partnership ended and a family corporation was formed. George was a skilled sawyer and under his leadership the Two Inlets Mill prospered. He sawed until 1998 and worked at the mill until the age of 88.
His inquisitive mind allowed him to become skilled in many areas. Equipment breakdowns were always a challenge at the Mill and George had vast experience and an amazing intuition in machinery repair.
He enjoyed sharing his knowledge with his grandsons, from sharpening saws and business to hunting and reloading. He was a hard worker, with a dawn to dusk work ethic and was known to say "you bring your head, not only your hands, to work."
George had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a keen intellect. His interest were diverse and encyclopedic, in moments of free time he often browsed the encyclopedia, everything from physics, electricity, military affairs to hunting and fishing. In fact, it would be easier to list the things he wasn't interested in. Conversations with George were both entertaining and illuminating.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Two Inlets, the Knights of Columbus, the Timber Producers Association, Northwest Lumber Association and the National Rifle Association.
George will be sorely missed by his family; friends; neighbors; and business acquaintances.
He is survived by his wife, Marie, of 56 years; daughter, Rose (Dan) Olson of Roseville; son, Nick Kueber of Park Rapids; daughter Katherine Kueber (Jim Wallace) of Park Rapids; daughter, Mary Kueber of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and daughter, Annette (Ray) Senk of Osage; brothers, Leo, Pete, Nick (Delores), Marse, Paul (Judy) and Duane (Christine); sister, Mary; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Thomas George; parents, Herman J and Ottilia; brothers, Joe and Bernard; and sister, Margaret Hein.
Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) March 17 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Park Rapids.
Friends may leave online condolences at www.ceasefuneralhome.com.
George was born May 22, 1920 in Aneta, N.D. to Herman J. and Ottilia (Feidler) Kueber. In 1926 he moved to Minnesota with his family to a farm three miles north of Emmaville. He spent the 1927-28 school year at his grandmother Feidler's home in Perham to attend the parochial school. He later continued his education at the Emmaville country school.
After graduation he worked on the family farm until the age of 16, at which time (1936) his family moved to a new farm near Two Inlets. At the age of 18 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.'s) who stationed him in Bena, near Cass Lake. After he finished his C.C.C. duties he worked for a year in a Lake Alice area sawmill.
When Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, he and two of his brothers rose to the occasion. They walked and hitchhiked to Fargo, N.D. to enlist in the U.S. military, after which they walked most of the way back home. This is an example of the patriotism of the World War II generation.
George received many military awards and decorations for his service. He served proudly and with distinction in the Pacific Theater of Operations. His unit was involved in the invasion and recapture of many of the Japanese held islands in the South Pacific. His duties with the tank corps included radio operator, gunner and tank commander. He served in the tank corps for the duration of the war.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, he and a brother purchased and operated a farm in Osage township, where they raised corn, oats, alfalfa, turkeys, hogs, beef and dairy cattle. He also worked in a Park Rapids service station to raise capital for the purchase of farm machinery, livestock, seeds and many other general farm necessities.
George farmed until 1951 when he decided to attend a diesel mechanics school in Chicago, Ill. Upon successful completion of that course he enrolled in the Hobart School of Metallurgy in Troy, Ohio, where he studied metal lathe and milling machine operations as well as welding. He then worked for a short time as a repairman in the iron mines in northeastern Minnesota. In the early 1950s he worked in the local timber industry until going out to work on the Garrison Dam in North Dakota.
On Nov. 12, 1953 he married Marie Thelen of Savannah Township and the union was blessed with six children.
He started a sawmill in the late 1950s and ran it until 1966 when he moved the operation to Two Inlets. In the early 1970s he entered into a partnership and expanded into retail sales.
In 1991 the partnership ended and a family corporation was formed. George was a skilled sawyer and under his leadership the Two Inlets Mill prospered. He sawed until 1998 and worked at the mill until the age of 88.
His inquisitive mind allowed him to become skilled in many areas. Equipment breakdowns were always a challenge at the Mill and George had vast experience and an amazing intuition in machinery repair.
He enjoyed sharing his knowledge with his grandsons, from sharpening saws and business to hunting and reloading. He was a hard worker, with a dawn to dusk work ethic and was known to say "you bring your head, not only your hands, to work."
George had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a keen intellect. His interest were diverse and encyclopedic, in moments of free time he often browsed the encyclopedia, everything from physics, electricity, military affairs to hunting and fishing. In fact, it would be easier to list the things he wasn't interested in. Conversations with George were both entertaining and illuminating.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Two Inlets, the Knights of Columbus, the Timber Producers Association, Northwest Lumber Association and the National Rifle Association.
George will be sorely missed by his family; friends; neighbors; and business acquaintances.
He is survived by his wife, Marie, of 56 years; daughter, Rose (Dan) Olson of Roseville; son, Nick Kueber of Park Rapids; daughter Katherine Kueber (Jim Wallace) of Park Rapids; daughter, Mary Kueber of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and daughter, Annette (Ray) Senk of Osage; brothers, Leo, Pete, Nick (Delores), Marse, Paul (Judy) and Duane (Christine); sister, Mary; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Thomas George; parents, Herman J and Ottilia; brothers, Joe and Bernard; and sister, Margaret Hein.
Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) March 17 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Park Rapids.
Friends may leave online condolences at www.ceasefuneralhome.com.
George B. Kueber, 89, a long time Park Rapids resident, passed away peacefully from cancer on Friday, March 12, 2010 at his home in Two Inlets, with his family by his side.
George was born May 22, 1920 in Aneta, N.D. to Herman J. and Ottilia (Feidler) Kueber. In 1926 he moved to Minnesota with his family to a farm three miles north of Emmaville. He spent the 1927-28 school year at his grandmother Feidler's home in Perham to attend the parochial school. He later continued his education at the Emmaville country school.
After graduation he worked on the family farm until the age of 16, at which time (1936) his family moved to a new farm near Two Inlets. At the age of 18 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.'s) who stationed him in Bena, near Cass Lake. After he finished his C.C.C. duties he worked for a year in a Lake Alice area sawmill.
When Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, he and two of his brothers rose to the occasion. They walked and hitchhiked to Fargo, N.D. to enlist in the U.S. military, after which they walked most of the way back home. This is an example of the patriotism of the World War II generation.
George received many military awards and decorations for his service. He served proudly and with distinction in the Pacific Theater of Operations. His unit was involved in the invasion and recapture of many of the Japanese held islands in the South Pacific. His duties with the tank corps included radio operator, gunner and tank commander. He served in the tank corps for the duration of the war.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, he and a brother purchased and operated a farm in Osage township, where they raised corn, oats, alfalfa, turkeys, hogs, beef and dairy cattle. He also worked in a Park Rapids service station to raise capital for the purchase of farm machinery, livestock, seeds and many other general farm necessities.
George farmed until 1951 when he decided to attend a diesel mechanics school in Chicago, Ill. Upon successful completion of that course he enrolled in the Hobart School of Metallurgy in Troy, Ohio, where he studied metal lathe and milling machine operations as well as welding. He then worked for a short time as a repairman in the iron mines in northeastern Minnesota. In the early 1950s he worked in the local timber industry until going out to work on the Garrison Dam in North Dakota.
On Nov. 12, 1953 he married Marie Thelen of Savannah Township and the union was blessed with six children.
He started a sawmill in the late 1950s and ran it until 1966 when he moved the operation to Two Inlets. In the early 1970s he entered into a partnership and expanded into retail sales.
In 1991 the partnership ended and a family corporation was formed. George was a skilled sawyer and under his leadership the Two Inlets Mill prospered. He sawed until 1998 and worked at the mill until the age of 88.
His inquisitive mind allowed him to become skilled in many areas. Equipment breakdowns were always a challenge at the Mill and George had vast experience and an amazing intuition in machinery repair.
He enjoyed sharing his knowledge with his grandsons, from sharpening saws and business to hunting and reloading. He was a hard worker, with a dawn to dusk work ethic and was known to say "you bring your head, not only your hands, to work."
George had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a keen intellect. His interest were diverse and encyclopedic, in moments of free time he often browsed the encyclopedia, everything from physics, electricity, military affairs to hunting and fishing. In fact, it would be easier to list the things he wasn't interested in. Conversations with George were both entertaining and illuminating.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Two Inlets, the Knights of Columbus, the Timber Producers Association, Northwest Lumber Association and the National Rifle Association.
George will be sorely missed by his family; friends; neighbors; and business acquaintances.
He is survived by his wife, Marie, of 56 years; daughter, Rose (Dan) Olson of Roseville; son, Nick Kueber of Park Rapids; daughter Katherine Kueber (Jim Wallace) of Park Rapids; daughter, Mary Kueber of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and daughter, Annette (Ray) Senk of Osage; brothers, Leo, Pete, Nick (Delores), Marse, Paul (Judy) and Duane (Christine); sister, Mary; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Thomas George; parents, Herman J and Ottilia; brothers, Joe and Bernard; and sister, Margaret Hein.
Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) March 17 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Park Rapids.
Friends may leave online condolences at www.ceasefuneralhome.com.
George was born May 22, 1920 in Aneta, N.D. to Herman J. and Ottilia (Feidler) Kueber. In 1926 he moved to Minnesota with his family to a farm three miles north of Emmaville. He spent the 1927-28 school year at his grandmother Feidler's home in Perham to attend the parochial school. He later continued his education at the Emmaville country school.
After graduation he worked on the family farm until the age of 16, at which time (1936) his family moved to a new farm near Two Inlets. At the age of 18 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.'s) who stationed him in Bena, near Cass Lake. After he finished his C.C.C. duties he worked for a year in a Lake Alice area sawmill.
When Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, he and two of his brothers rose to the occasion. They walked and hitchhiked to Fargo, N.D. to enlist in the U.S. military, after which they walked most of the way back home. This is an example of the patriotism of the World War II generation.
George received many military awards and decorations for his service. He served proudly and with distinction in the Pacific Theater of Operations. His unit was involved in the invasion and recapture of many of the Japanese held islands in the South Pacific. His duties with the tank corps included radio operator, gunner and tank commander. He served in the tank corps for the duration of the war.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, he and a brother purchased and operated a farm in Osage township, where they raised corn, oats, alfalfa, turkeys, hogs, beef and dairy cattle. He also worked in a Park Rapids service station to raise capital for the purchase of farm machinery, livestock, seeds and many other general farm necessities.
George farmed until 1951 when he decided to attend a diesel mechanics school in Chicago, Ill. Upon successful completion of that course he enrolled in the Hobart School of Metallurgy in Troy, Ohio, where he studied metal lathe and milling machine operations as well as welding. He then worked for a short time as a repairman in the iron mines in northeastern Minnesota. In the early 1950s he worked in the local timber industry until going out to work on the Garrison Dam in North Dakota.
On Nov. 12, 1953 he married Marie Thelen of Savannah Township and the union was blessed with six children.
He started a sawmill in the late 1950s and ran it until 1966 when he moved the operation to Two Inlets. In the early 1970s he entered into a partnership and expanded into retail sales.
In 1991 the partnership ended and a family corporation was formed. George was a skilled sawyer and under his leadership the Two Inlets Mill prospered. He sawed until 1998 and worked at the mill until the age of 88.
His inquisitive mind allowed him to become skilled in many areas. Equipment breakdowns were always a challenge at the Mill and George had vast experience and an amazing intuition in machinery repair.
He enjoyed sharing his knowledge with his grandsons, from sharpening saws and business to hunting and reloading. He was a hard worker, with a dawn to dusk work ethic and was known to say "you bring your head, not only your hands, to work."
George had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a keen intellect. His interest were diverse and encyclopedic, in moments of free time he often browsed the encyclopedia, everything from physics, electricity, military affairs to hunting and fishing. In fact, it would be easier to list the things he wasn't interested in. Conversations with George were both entertaining and illuminating.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Two Inlets, the Knights of Columbus, the Timber Producers Association, Northwest Lumber Association and the National Rifle Association.
George will be sorely missed by his family; friends; neighbors; and business acquaintances.
He is survived by his wife, Marie, of 56 years; daughter, Rose (Dan) Olson of Roseville; son, Nick Kueber of Park Rapids; daughter Katherine Kueber (Jim Wallace) of Park Rapids; daughter, Mary Kueber of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and daughter, Annette (Ray) Senk of Osage; brothers, Leo, Pete, Nick (Delores), Marse, Paul (Judy) and Duane (Christine); sister, Mary; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Thomas George; parents, Herman J and Ottilia; brothers, Joe and Bernard; and sister, Margaret Hein.
Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) March 17 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Park Rapids.
Friends may leave online condolences at www.ceasefuneralhome.com.
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