Lester Merton Rahn

Lester Merton Rahn, 89 of Altura, died at his home Monday, March 19, 2012.He was born November 12, 1922 in Altura to William and Emma (Bartz) Rahn. He attended Altura Country School through the 8th grade. On July 15, 1949, he married Dorothy Thomas in Minneapolis. He farmed in the Altura area all his life and was a member of Our Savior Moravian Church.Lester enjoyed woodworking, reading and baseball, especially the Minnesota Twins.He is survived by his daughter, Donna (Bob) Weber; grandchildren, Michael (Jenny), Daniel (Val) and Juliana; great-grandchildren, Aiden and Caitlin; many nieces and nephews, especially Gary (Diedre) Rahn; and many neighbors and friends.Lester is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy in 1987; brothers and sisters, Lillian, Hildegard, Clarence, Esther and Harvey.Funeral Service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, March 24 at Our Savior Moravian Church in Altura with the Reverend David Sobek officiating. Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m., Friday at the church and one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Hebron Moravian Cemetery. Please share a memory of Lester or leave a message of sympathy for his family in his online guestbook and view his video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/292944