Blaine Melvin Sarff
Blaine Melvin Sarff, 91, of Coon Rapids, Minn., and formerly of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. He was born April 24, 1921, in Staples, Minn., to Melvin and Marie (Brever) Sarff. Blaine served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Machinist Mate First Class. He moved to Cloquet in 1955 and worked as a board operator for Conoco Refinery in Wrenshall until his retirement. Blaine had been a member of the Scanlon Volunteer Fire Department and the Hebert-Kennedy VFW Post 3979 in Cloquet.
Blaine Melvin Sarff, 91, of Coon Rapids, Minn., and formerly of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. He was born April 24, 1921, in Staples, Minn., to Melvin and Marie (Brever) Sarff. Blaine served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Machinist Mate First Class. He moved to Cloquet in 1955 and worked as a board operator for Conoco Refinery in Wrenshall until his retirement. Blaine had been a member of the Scanlon Volunteer Fire Department and the Hebert-Kennedy VFW Post 3979 in Cloquet.
Blaine was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Beaulah.
He is survived by one daughter, Shirley (James) Whittenberg of Fridley, Minn.; one brother, Gerald Sarff of Duluth, Minn.; one sister, Iris Kuberra of Duluth; five grandchildren, Karla, Laura, Valerie, Dale and Anne; eight great-grandchildren, Michelle, Derek, Travis, Justin, Joseph, David, James and Andrew; and numerous nieces and nephews.
At the family request, no services will be held. Interment will be at Oneota Cemetery.
The family has requested Nelson Funeral Care of Cloquet to assist them with arrangements. See the family online guest book at www.nelsonfuneralcare.net.
January 10, 2013 ~ Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minn.
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