November 21, 1920 - December 14, 2013
Oren W. Farnum, age 93 of Friendship Village, died Dec. 14, 2013. he was born November 21, 1920 in Albee, Grant County, South Dakota. He is preceded in death by wife, Lucille; son, Dale E.; brothers, Emery and Darrell Farnum. He is survived by son, David (Diane Quick) Farnum; and sister, LaVonne Overby. Oren was a WWII veteran serving in the Navy from 8/24/1942 to 11/25/2945 aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Tuscaloosa. He saw action in both the Atlantic and Pacific and was involved in five major battles. He studied printing for two years at Dunwoody Industrial Institute, and spent 40 years as a printer in Minneapolis. He was a Scout Master of Boy Scout Troop 56 for 3 years and started Farnum Cycle, the family bicycle shop in 1962. He helped organize and start a very successful "Restless Wheels Travel Trailer Club" that ran for 25 years. He was a member of Airstream-Wally Byam Caravan Club Int. Region 7, MN unit and its president from 1991-1992. He was a member of the Typographical Union MPLS and St. Paul local #30, the American Legion #435, and member of the former Edgewater Emmanuel Methodist Church.
Dear David,
We were so very sorry to hear about your father’s passing. We really enjoyed our visits with him when he would come to visit Dottie, our mom. We even had the wonderful opportunity to take him to a special Veterans Day program that our local school was hosting. He really seemed to enjoy himself. It was a special memory for all of us. Please accept our deepest sympathies.
God Bless,
Jim and Connie