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Virgil

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Bolstad

January 11, 1931 – September 21, 2012

Obituary

Virgil Clark Bolstad, age 81, of Sinai passed away Friday, September 21 at the White Care Center. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 29, at the Sinai Lutheran Church with burial to follow at the West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery. Visitations will be held at the Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga on Friday, September 28, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and before services on Saturday. Virgil Clark Bolstad was born January 11, 1931, to Clarence and Inga (Hanson) Bolstad. He attended Sinai Elementary and High School. Following graduation he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Texas. He married Lois Henrikson on August 15, 1954, and they spent his final year in the service together in Wayzata, Minnesota. Upon returning to Sinai, Virgil began farming. He also spent many years trucking and working with his small tire business. After retiring, he and Lois were able to spend their winters in Mesa, Arizona. He was a member of the Sinai Lutheran Church and the American Legion Quail Evenson Post #133. Virgil loved to be busy. As a young man he enjoyed hunting and trapping, and later taking his family fishing and camping. He and Lois spent many years playing cards and square dancing with their neighborhood friends. He shared Lois's love of horseshoes and they traveled many miles together going to tournaments all over the country. More recently, Virgil spent his time watching his grandchildren participate in sports and school events, and in the summer he rarely missed a Minnesota Twins game. Throughout his life, you could often find Virgil tinkering in his shop fixing and building, or creating a solution to any number of problems. His talents were not limited to the outdoors however Virgil was known to bake beautiful buns and could whip up a batch of his famous fudge from memory. His favorite times were spent with his family at his side. Survivors include his three children, Sue Docter (Ron Klosterman), Greg (Carol) Bolstad, and Mike (Donna) Bolstad, all of Sinai, sisters Audrey (Wallace) Tvedt of Volga, Phillis (Willis) Hanson of Sioux Falls, and Marlene (John) Berven of Texas, brother-in-law Alden Henrikson of Alaska, nine grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends too numerous to count.
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Services

Visitations

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September
28

Eidsness Funeral Chapel

217 Kasan Avenue, Volga, SD 57071

4:00 am - 7:00 pm

Funeral Services

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September
29

Starts at 2:00 pm

Interment

West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery

45745 217th Street, Arlington, SD 57212

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