Dickie M. Hungerholt

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE, RUSHFORD, MINN. 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Dickie M. "Dick" Hungerholt, 63, of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, December 19, 2011, at his home. Dick was born on November 20, 1948, in Rushford, to Merlin and Lorraine (Moran) Hungerholt. He was raised in Rushford and graduated from Rushford High School in 1966. Dick and his brother, Maynard and owned and operated the Frost Faucet in Rushford while Dick was in High School. On March 4, 1967, Dick married Lolly Stensgard at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Peterson, Minn. Dick and Lolly moved to Red Wing Minnesota where they lived for seven years. Dick worked as a Welder at Meyer Machine in Red Wing. Dick and Lolly then moved back to Rushford. Dick owned and operated the Texaco Station where he also ran Rushford Welding and Repair. He also worked for Equality Die Casting in Winona for twenty years. Dick loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren's sporting events, playing softball with the Farmer's Insurance Team, watching sports on TV, and playing poker with his boys. He is survived by his wife Lolly; four children: Shannon (Clark) Olstad of Elgin, Missy (Todd) Schneider of Rushford, Aaron (Amy) Hungerholt of Le Roy, and Andrew (Sara) Hungerholt of Eau Claire, Wis.; twelve grandchildren: Candace, Kali, Clay, Cole, Trey, Trent, Haley, Rylan, Camden, Torryn, Reid, and Cashton; and by one brother, Maynard Hungerholt. Dick was preceded in death by his parents and brother, William Hungerholt. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 23, at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Rushford with the Rev. Merlin Stephan officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation service in Rushford, and one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Burial will be in the Hungerholt Cemetery in rural Peterson, Minn. Leave a memory of Dick, sign his online guestbook, and view his tribute video when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/269784