Les Nuhring

Lester Henry Nuhring, age 95 Cold Spring formerly of Grantsburg, WI Lester Henry Nuhring passed away at Assumption Home, Cold Spring, MN, on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the age of 95. He was born August 29, 1913 in Glenwood, MN to Alfred Henry and Lila Ellen (Morehouse) Nuhring. He married Mary Marek on June 3, 1939 in McLeansboro, IL. Les’ early years were spent in Grove Lake, MN and the State of Washington where he excelled in school sports. As a young man, one of his occupations was as a laborer in President Roosevelt’s Civil Conservation Corp. Mary and Les raised their family of three sons in Cokato and New Richland, Minnesota where Les worked as a Manager for Pioneer and then United Telephone. When he retired in 1975 after 29+ years with the company, they moved to their cabin on Silver Lake in Grantsburg, WI, where they enjoyed retirement life to the fullest for many years. He and Mary were able to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary in 2004 before she passed away. Les remained at the cabin until October 2007 at which time he moved into Assumption Home, Cold Spring, MN to be closer to family. Les enjoyed a wide variety of interests which included playing card games, a highlight of which was a “perfect hand” in Cribbage at the age of 92, dice games, gardening, hunting, feeding a variety of birds, fishing year round (including trips to Canada with family and friends), and cheering for the Minnesota Vikings and Twins. He was a gifted builder and woodworker and many have enjoyed his expertise and finished creations. Les is survived by his eldest son, Ronald Nuhring of Aitkin, MN; middle son, Lyle and his wife, Constance (Linnihan) Nuhring of Cold Spring, MN, and youngest son, Daniel and his wife, Lisa (Ritsema) Nuhring of Grantsburg, WI. Les is also survived by six grandchildren: Jodell (Randal) Olson, Jay (Stephanie) Nuhring, Jonathan (Melinda) Nuhring, Timothy Nuhring, Bridget (Jerry) Faber and Christopher Nuhring. His nine great-grandchildren include Anthony (Jessica) Olson, Abigail Olson, Liam Nuhring, Falan Nuhring, Aubrey Nuhring, Camryn Nuhring, Lauren Nuhring, McKenna Faber and Jack Faber. Les also has one great-great grandson, Brody Olson, who he was able to hold in a photograph depicting five generations. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary, parents, Alfred and Lila Nuhring, his sister, Gladys Hildegard Hulda (Nuhring) Reeve, and daughter-in-law, Genelle (Michaelis) Nuhring. Funeral services will be on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Faith Lutheran in Grantsburg, WI. Burial will be in Wood Lake Cemetery, Wood River Township, Grantsburg, WI.

Les Nuhring

August 29, 1913 - December 20, 2008