 "Foley Minn. - George D. Balder,
75, retired township assessor, died at the St. Cloud Nursing Home, St. Cloud, Friday. He was born in
St. George Township, Benton County, Jan. 2, 1895, and married Mary Doyle
on June 21, 1921, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Custer, Wis. The couple farmed in the area and he was a
township assessor for 38 years.
"Mr. Balder is survived by children: Mrs. Peter (Kathleen) Winkelman,
Mrs. William (Jeanette) Kasner, Clifford and Richard,
Foley; and Mrs. John (Terese) Weiss, St. Cloud; 30 grandchildren; and brothers Robert and
Felix, Foley. His wife died on Feb. 26, 1942 and he was preceded in death by three
sisters and four brothers.
"He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Disabled American Veterns,
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Benton Barracks.
"Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Church,
Duelm, Minn., with burial in the parish cemetery.
"Pallbearers will be Gary and Larry Winkelman; Robert and Michael Kasner;
Brian Weiss and Gerald Balder.
"Friends may call at the Foley Funeral Home after 7p.m. tonight.
"St. Lawrence parish will say the rosary at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Sunday.
"Knights of Columbus will say the office of the dead at the funeral home at
8:30 p.m. Sunday.
"Members of Earle James How Post of the American Legion will conduct the
military service."
from St. Cloud Times
April 18, 1970
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