Allyn Knute Emmanuel Axvig
Allyn Knute Emmanuel Axvig, 83, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at his home in Gold Canyon, AZ. He also lived in Cass Lake, MN in the summer.
Allyn was born in Grand Forks, ND, on Sept. 28, 1937, to Henry and Freda Axvig. He was raised on the Axvig farmstead near Edinburg, ND and attended a rural school until the 9th grade when he began attending Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND.
Allyn loved traveling and after high school graduation in 1955, he visited Seattle and soon decided to move there. He worked and attended classes at Washington State University. While he was in Seattle living with his best friend, Kenny Nygard, he met his future wife, Carol Parton. She was 15 and he was 18. They went on a blind date and were married two years later in 1957.
Allyn Knute Emmanuel Axvig
Allyn Knute Emmanuel Axvig, 83, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at his home in Gold Canyon, AZ. He also lived in Cass Lake, MN in the summer.
Allyn was born in Grand Forks, ND, on Sept. 28, 1937, to Henry and Freda Axvig. He was raised on the Axvig farmstead near Edinburg, ND and attended a rural school until the 9th grade when he began attending Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND.
Allyn loved traveling and after high school graduation in 1955, he visited Seattle and soon decided to move there. He worked and attended classes at Washington State University. While he was in Seattle living with his best friend, Kenny Nygard, he met his future wife, Carol Parton. She was 15 and he was 18. They went on a blind date and were married two years later in 1957.