Virgil was born on August 7, 1928, in Cannon Falls Township to Axel E. and Olga B. (Nordquist) Rapp.
He attended country school District 46 and served in the US Army as a Paratrooper from 1946-1948 in Japan during the occupation.
He married Doris Ethel Teske of Kramer, ND, on February 20, 1949, at Bethel English Lutheran Church in Rochester.
After retiring from the Goodhue County Assessor’s Office in 1994, he enjoyed his retirement years working at Interstate Building Supply.
He was a lifelong member of St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church. He was a member of Nelson-Scofield VFW Post #4452 and was a lifetime member of the Minnesota Whitetails.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Doris; six children, Bonnie (Brett) Quinnel, Donald (Anita), Rodney (Sandy), LaVerne (Holly), Laurie Hill, and Howard (Brenda); 27 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; brother George (Clarise) Rapp; sisters-in-law Lenore Rapp, Marion Rapp, and Bev (Vern) Berg; and brother-in-law Lawrence Teske.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Axel and Olga Rapp; infant sister Olga; sisters Clara (Ray) Samuelson, Rosella (Virgil) Holm, Doris (Eldridge) Banks, and Lucille (Milton) Callstrom; brothers Henry, Conrad (Mildred), Raymond (Delores), Arnold (Norma), Marvin, and LeRoy; sisters-in-law Evelyn Murray and Ruth Teske; brother-in-law Victor Murray; grandson Michael Forsell; and granddaughter Amber Rapp.
A memorial gathering held at Lundberg Funeral Home.
Source: Lundberg Funeral Home, Cannon Falls, MN
Virgil was born on August 7, 1928, in Cannon Falls Township to Axel E. and Olga B. (Nordquist) Rapp.
He attended country school District 46 and served in the US Army as a Paratrooper from 1946-1948 in Japan during the occupation.
He married Doris Ethel Teske of Kramer, ND, on February 20, 1949, at Bethel English Lutheran Church in Rochester.
After retiring from the Goodhue County Assessor’s Office in 1994, he enjoyed his retirement years working at Interstate Building Supply.
He was a lifelong member of St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church. He was a member of Nelson-Scofield VFW Post #4452 and was a lifetime member of the Minnesota Whitetails.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Doris; six children, Bonnie (Brett) Quinnel, Donald (Anita), Rodney (Sandy), LaVerne (Holly), Laurie Hill, and Howard (Brenda); 27 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; brother George (Clarise) Rapp; sisters-in-law Lenore Rapp, Marion Rapp, and Bev (Vern) Berg; and brother-in-law Lawrence Teske.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Axel and Olga Rapp; infant sister Olga; sisters Clara (Ray) Samuelson, Rosella (Virgil) Holm, Doris (Eldridge) Banks, and Lucille (Milton) Callstrom; brothers Henry, Conrad (Mildred), Raymond (Delores), Arnold (Norma), Marvin, and LeRoy; sisters-in-law Evelyn Murray and Ruth Teske; brother-in-law Victor Murray; grandson Michael Forsell; and granddaughter Amber Rapp.
A memorial gathering held at Lundberg Funeral Home.
Source: Lundberg Funeral Home, Cannon Falls, MN
Family Members
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Henry Louis Rapp
1907–1937
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Alva Conrad Rapp
1909–1990
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Clara Viola Rapp Samuelson
1911–2012
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Raymond John Rapp
1913–1939
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Rosella Eleanora Rapp Holm
1915–1980
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Arnold Edwin Rapp
1916–2002
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George Luverne Rapp
1918–2020
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Doris Leona Rapp Banks
1920–2006
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Marvin Kenneth Rapp
1922–1999
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Lucille Muriel Rapp Callstrom
1924–2014
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LeRoy Axel Rapp
1926–2009
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