Obituary

Rodney Dale Holm of Palisade died at his home in Palisade on Friday, September 12. He was born May 13, 1940 at his grandfather’s house in Morrison Township. His parents were Knute and Ruth (Pratt) Holm. He grew up in Palisade and graduated from Aitkin High School in 1958.

Rod married LaVonne Lieske in 1959; they had two children, Perry and Jaye (Judy). In 1981 he married Judy Lamson.

Rod was a man of many talents. He was a farmer, worked construction for Victor Carlson and Sons, and ran the Palisade Mercantile store. In 1979 he discovered his true calling when he and his wife Judy became over-the-road truck drivers, traveling more than a million miles together until his diagnosis of brain cancer in Dec. of 2006. They drove for Midland Co-ops, Mpls, Maverick Inc, Rogers, International Transport, Rochester, Nelson Inc. Deerwood, and the last 13 years for Tri-State Motor Transport in Joplin MO.

He is survived by his wife Judy; son Perry (Sheri), Fergus Falls; daughter Jaye (Theo) Lawrence-Durbin, Eagan; granddaughters Kristen and Teagan Riehle, Eagan; brothers Jerry (Cherie), Aitkin and Mike (Suzi), Barnesville; sisters Charity (Kenny) McNeil, Swatara; Patsy Sandsness, Columbia Heights; and Linda Iverson, Omaha NE; Uncle Melvin (Delores) Holm and Aunt Carol (Gene) Hawk; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his beloved Kitties.

Rod is preceded in death by his grandparents Jasper and Della (Colbert) Pratt and Jacob and Lucy (Geyer) Holm; parents Knute and Ruth Holm; stepdaughters Patty Anne and Bobbie-Sue Lamson, and brother-in-law Larry Iverson.

Memorial services will be held (DAY TIME OF SERVICE) at Bethel Lutheran Church, Palisade, where Rod was a member. Honorary pallbearers: Lenny Anderson, Glenn Britney, Wayne Lubbert, Vernon Moore, Lloyd Johnson, Donny Johnson, Russ Kellerman, Harvey Blomberg. Private interment in Pine Grove Cemetery, Palisade.