He is survived by his wife of 61 years: Beryl; children: Lin (Bob) Lawler, Gail Frieze, Jay (Kim) Engelhart; Grandchildren: Jennifer, Jaime (Greg), Erin (Peter), Mikey; two great-grandchildren; several step-grandchildren, and numerous step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded om death by his parents: George and Jessie; brothers: Harold, Frank, George, Ray, Gib; sisters: Clara, Erma, Lola, Mae
Doug was born on his parent's homestead and raised in Longville, MN, the youngest of ten children. While attending high school, he played baseball, football, and basketball, and worked as a lumberjack. He continued to play basketball in the US Army and also earned an Expert Carbine Rifle Metal on the firing range. While home on leave in the Army, he met and instantly fell in love with the love of his life who 3 years later became his wife. While in the Army, he worked in the Machine Records Unit and helped to develop some of the technology that pioneered the computer industry in which he continued his career thru the years until his retirement as Manager of Computer Systems and Operations at Blandin Paper Co.
His hobbies included: golf, chess, hunting, and was an avid Boundary Waters canoeist even before it officially became the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. He loved spending time with his family and being entertained by his 2 little dogs, Angus and McKenzie.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years: Beryl; children: Lin (Bob) Lawler, Gail Frieze, Jay (Kim) Engelhart; Grandchildren: Jennifer, Jaime (Greg), Erin (Peter), Mikey; two great-grandchildren; several step-grandchildren, and numerous step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded om death by his parents: George and Jessie; brothers: Harold, Frank, George, Ray, Gib; sisters: Clara, Erma, Lola, Mae
Doug was born on his parent's homestead and raised in Longville, MN, the youngest of ten children. While attending high school, he played baseball, football, and basketball, and worked as a lumberjack. He continued to play basketball in the US Army and also earned an Expert Carbine Rifle Metal on the firing range. While home on leave in the Army, he met and instantly fell in love with the love of his life who 3 years later became his wife. While in the Army, he worked in the Machine Records Unit and helped to develop some of the technology that pioneered the computer industry in which he continued his career thru the years until his retirement as Manager of Computer Systems and Operations at Blandin Paper Co.
His hobbies included: golf, chess, hunting, and was an avid Boundary Waters canoeist even before it officially became the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. He loved spending time with his family and being entertained by his 2 little dogs, Angus and McKenzie.
Family Members
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Clara Marie Englehart Ford
1908–1992
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Frank William Engelhart
1910–1923
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Erma Eloise Engelhart Whitman
1913–1993
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Harold James Engelhart
1916–1995
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TSgt George L Engelhart
1918–1944
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George Llewellyn Engelhart
1918–1944
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Lola Genevieve Englehart Bernhard
1920–1990
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Raymond Edward Engelhart
1922–1982
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Mae Arline Engelhart
1925–1925
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Gilbert Eugene Engelhart
1926–1975
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