Individual Details
Wayne Marlo Nygaard
(10 Aug 1933 - 16 Nov 2003)
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Obituary
Rochester----The funeral for Wayne M. Nygaard will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Jeff McEarchern officiating.
Mr. Nygaard, 70, of Rochester, former owner of Bilott's Restaurant, died Sunday, November 16, 2003, at his home.
Born August 10, 1933, in Hendricks, Minnesota, he grew up at Mayowood in Rochester, attended Bamber Valley Elementary School and graduated from Rochester High School in 1951. He was a Minnesota State swimming champion in high school. On June 8, 1952, he married Eleanor W. "Elie" Cutting in Millville, MN. They lived in Millville until moving to Rochester in 1953. Mrs. Nygaard was a route foreman at Rochester Dairy for 16 years, and in 1968 purchased Bilotti's Restaurant, which he operated until 1995, when he sold the business and retired. He also had owned Lincorelie Uniform Shop in Rochester. His interests included golfing, fishing, skiing, bow and arrow hunting, and horseback riding.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cindy (Jeff) Beech of Chatfield and Jodi (Al) Smith of Rochester; five grandchildren; and a sister, Lorenchia (Irvin) Scott, of Annandale, MN.
Obituary
Rochester----The funeral for Wayne M. Nygaard will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Jeff McEarchern officiating.
Mr. Nygaard, 70, of Rochester, former owner of Bilott's Restaurant, died Sunday, November 16, 2003, at his home.
Born August 10, 1933, in Hendricks, Minnesota, he grew up at Mayowood in Rochester, attended Bamber Valley Elementary School and graduated from Rochester High School in 1951. He was a Minnesota State swimming champion in high school. On June 8, 1952, he married Eleanor W. "Elie" Cutting in Millville, MN. They lived in Millville until moving to Rochester in 1953. Mrs. Nygaard was a route foreman at Rochester Dairy for 16 years, and in 1968 purchased Bilotti's Restaurant, which he operated until 1995, when he sold the business and retired. He also had owned Lincorelie Uniform Shop in Rochester. His interests included golfing, fishing, skiing, bow and arrow hunting, and horseback riding.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cindy (Jeff) Beech of Chatfield and Jodi (Al) Smith of Rochester; five grandchildren; and a sister, Lorenchia (Irvin) Scott, of Annandale, MN.
Events
| Birth | 10 Aug 1933 | Hedricks, Lincoln Cty., MN | |||
| Birth | 10 Aug 1933 | Hendricks, MN |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Jun 1952 | Millville, Minnesota - Eleanor Wilma Cutting | | ||
| Death | 16 Nov 2003 | Rochester, MN. | | ||
| Burial | 19 Nov 2003 | Grandview Memorial Gardens, Rochester, MN. | |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanor Wilma Cutting |
| Child | Jodi Ann Nygaard |
| Child | Cynthia Marie Nygaard |
| Father | Ingvald Nygaard (1903 - 1977) |
| Mother | Sadie Marcella Hanson (1904 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Joyce Lorenchia Nygaard |
Endnotes
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