Alvin Dale Imm

Funeral services for Alvin Dale Imm will be held 1 PM Monday August 11, 2014 at Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church 4520 19th Ave NW Rochester, with entombment following with military honors at Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery.Visitation will be held 1-3 PM Sunday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at church on Monday.Born on December 12, 1935 in Jeffers, MN the son of Donald Leroy & Anna Laura (Warmbier) Imm, he grew up on a farm near Jeffers until 1949 when the family moved to Spring Valley, MN.He graduated from Spring Valley high school in 1953.In 1955 he joined the Marines and served four years as an aircraft mechanic.He stood guard during the inauguration of President Eisenhower's second term.Once out of the Marines he returned to Rochester to work at Gopher Aviation.After finishing Minnesota School of Business, he worked as a computer programmer at Rochester Silo, Josten's, Kahler Hotel and retired from Ace Telephone in Houston, MN after 19 years.He enjoyed wood carving and spending time with his family.He was a member of the American Legion and Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church.On April 8, 1961 he married Mary Lou Reps in Winona,...[more]

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d she survives of Rochester, also surviving is a son, Craig Imm (Karen) of Spring Valley, and 3 grandchildren: Ethan, Andrew, and Anna.2 brothers: Ivan Imm (Edna Mae) of Northfield, MN and Ervin Imm (Sherry) of North Liberty, IA.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Paul.Memorials may be designated to Resurrection Lutheran Church Rochester or St. Johns Lutheran Church in Wykoff.