Lloyd Olfert

Lloyd Olfert, the son of Jake and Nettie (Schmidt) Olfert was born on March 30, 1922, at Bethel Hospital in Mountain Lake, MN. As a 1940 graduate of the Mountain Lake High School Lloyd was active in sports, including being a member of the State Track team, a member of the 1939 State Champion Boys Basketball team and the 1940 State Runner-up Boys Basketball team. Following graduation he worked at a machine shop in Milwaukee, WI. When the war broke out he returned to Mountain Lake and enlisted inthe U. S. Coast Guard. During his time in the Coast Guard, Lloyd served 27 months on the USS Callaway transporting troops into battle in the South Pacific. Following his honorable discharge Lloyd lived in Richfield, MN and worked as a mechanic for Republic Airlines. Following his retirement Lloyd returned to Mountain Lake, where he lived until his death at the Good Samaritan Village on Monday afternoon, July 30, 2007, at the age of 85 years. Lloyd was dedicated to sports and attended every event possible, an avid motorcyclist, loved bowling and pitching horseshoes, and he enjoyed woodcarving. He was a member of the Mountain Lake American Legion Post 389, and the First Presbyterian Church in Mountain Lake. Lloyd is survived by his sister, Betty King of Mountain Lake, many cousins, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother-in-law, Harold King.