Thomas D. Slinde, Waverly

Thomas D. Slinde, age 65, of Annandale, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at North Memorial Medical Center. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m. with Memorial Services held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale, with Pastor Daniel Brodin officiating. Interment was at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Memorials are preferred to the Minnesota Stroke Association or Maple Lake VFW Post 7664. Thomas Dean Slinde was born December 27, 1946, in Albert Lea to the late Udene and Eldora (Loken) Slinde. He was a 1964 graduate of Albert Lea High School and then enlisted in the military as a member of the U.S. Navy. He married Susan Hawkinson on August 27, 1971, in Minneapolis and they lived in the Twin Cities, Maple Lake, Annandale, St. Michael and most recently back in the Annandale area on Lake Sylvia. From 1990-2007 he worked as a sales manager for R.M. Johnson Company of Annandale. Tom was a 2009 Sister Kenny Institute Stroke Survivor Honoree. He was a member of the Maple Lake VFW Post 7664 and a former member of the Maple Lake Jaycees. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and the Minnesota Twins. He is survived by his wife, Susan, of Annandale, daughter, Heide, of St. Paul and her fiancé, Joseph Baker, of St. Paul; brothers, Darryl (Linda) of Golden Valley, Daniel (Mary) of St. Francis, David (Linda) of Montrose, Udene of Alexandria, Michael of Dalton, sister, Loann (John) Swelander, of Osceola, WI, mother-in-law, Beatrice Hawkinson, of Bloomington, and also many nieces and nephews. The urn bearers were Joseph Baker, Jeffrey Slinde and John Campbell. The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale. Obituary & Guestbook at dingmannfuneral.com.