Individual Details

Birth

30 March 1948 James Robert Walney to Clarence Walney and Lucille in Stearns Co, MN

Source Citation
Minnesota Department of Health; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000
Source Information
Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Minnesota. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-1995. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health.

Marriage

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Marriage Index, 1958-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data:
Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Marriages, 1997-2001. Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar. Minnesota Marriage Index, 1958-1995. Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Death

James R “Yimmy” Wolney
BIRTH 30 Mar 1948Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
DEATH 6 Nov 2016 (aged 68)Cass County, Minnesota, USA
BURIAL Minnesota State Veterans CemeteryLittle Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota, USA
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James "Yimmy" R. Wolney
March 30, 1948 - November 6, 2016

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 11, 2016 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids for James R. Wolney, age 68, who passed away Sunday at Foothill State Forest near Backus. Rev. Ralph Zimmerman will officiate and burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to the services Friday at the funeral home.

James Robert Wolney was born March 30, 1948 in St. Cloud to Clarence & Lucille (Condon) Wolney. He graduated from Sauk Rapids High School in 1966 and lived in the Sauk Rapids area most of his life. Jim served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He married Vicky Varner on Sept. 9, 1972 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids. Jim worked at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center for 30 years, retiring in 2003. He taught firearm safety for 40 years and volunteered at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. Jim was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a life time member of St. Cloud East Side VFW Post #4847, and a former member of Sauk Rapids American Legion Post #254. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and spending time with family and good friends. Jim was kind, giving, selfless and always put others before himself. He had a great sense of humor, had an answer for everything, and always made people laugh and smile. Jim was a loving husband and father and touched so many lives.

Survivors include his wife, Vicky of Sauk Rapids; son, Chad (Joy) of Buffalo; brother and sister, Patrick of Sauk Rapids and Beverly Jendro of St. Cloud; in-laws, Debbie & Dave Olson of Monticello and Stacy & Ryan Olson of Victoria; nieces and nephews, Payton and Dylon Olson, and Curt Jendro and daughter, Aaliyah; and his camping group. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and nephew, Tom Jendro.

Jim was so special and had many friendships that will be never forgotten.

Created by: Jim Lee
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Find A Grave Memorial 172425846
Hide citationFind A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 October 2019), memorial page for James R “Yimmy” Wolney (30 Mar 1948–6 Nov 2016), Find A Grave Memorial no. 172425846, citing Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Jim Lee (contributor 46942055) .
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