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Ashley, ND-Funeral service for Elroy H. Walker, 83, of Ashley will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, August 11, 2011, at the Ashley Baptist Church. Rev. Darwin Stahl will officiate.
Burial will be in the Ashley City Cemetery with full military honors.
Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service.
Elroy died August 7, 2011, at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND. Elroy Harvey Walker, the son of Samuel and Ida (Brandner) Walker was born May 15, 1928, northeast of Ashley. He attended school in Long Lake, SD. In 1945, his family moved to Ashley, ND, and Elroy worked by doing excavation work. He was united in marriage to Anna Weisser on October 15, 1950, at the Ashley Baptist Church. They made their first home in Enterprise, AL, while Elroy served in the U.S. Army with the 47th Infantry Division at Camp Rucker during the Korean Conflict. Following his discharge, he returned to Ashley where he worked at the Ashley Creamery until 1959, when he became owner and operator of the Walker Cream and Produce, and later also the distributor for Fairmont Foods in Ashley. In 1978, he sold the Fairmont dealership. Elroy worked as a Watkins Products dealer and a rural mail carrier for many years.
Elroy loved to hunt, fish and woodwork. Family was very important to Elroy. His wife, children and extended family meant everything to him. He adored his grandchildren and loved spending time with them and seeing them laugh.
Elroy is survived by his wife, Anna of Bismarck; his children, Richard (Sharon) Walker of Lake Park, MN; Valerie (Denny) Hoffman of Ashley; Karla (Kevin) Morrow of Brookings, SD; and Lisa (Anthony) Neu of Ashley; six grandchildren; a sister, Arvedella Riley of Ashley; and a brother, Gordon (Jane) Walker of Pelican Rapids, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Theophil Walker.
Memorials are preferred to the Ashley Medical Center.
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