Owen Parnell Myhre was born April 18, 1930 and he continued to love life until he died February 4, 2017. Visitation will be at Roble Funeral Home in Spring Grove, MN from 4-7 p.m. Friday, February 10. Funeral will be at Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church, rural Dorchester at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 11.
His parents, Rudolph and Petra (Auna) Myhre, and an older brother, Alf Myron Myhre, welcomed him to their family home and farm in Allamakee County. Later, his sister, Audrey Myhre (Klankowski), joined the family. Owen lived on the family farm for 73 of his 86 years.
June 5, 1949, Owen married his beloved Mildred Powell at Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church, where Owen was also confirmed and a very active member for his entire adult life. Owen and Mildred were married for over 67 years and had three children.