Obituary for
Floyd Clifton Danielson

submitted by Edgle Dyer

 

                                Memorial Services for Floyd Clifton Danielson, 80, of Brownfield, will be held
                                at a later date under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.   He died
                                Tuesday, January 17, 2006, in Brownfield.

                                Mr. Danielson was born May 8, 1925, in Marshall County, Minn., to Dave and
                                Olga Danielson and was married to Kathleen "Mickey" Nordlum-Gullickson.
                                She preceded him in death.    He was later married to Virginia Diehl in 1974.

                                He graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, Minn., in 1943, and
                                was a US Army veteran with service in the Korean Conflict.   He retired from the
                                Army in 1975 as a Warrant Officer Four.   He received the Korean Service Medal,
                                Army Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and other medals.

                                Mr. Danielson and his wife were representatives at both the State and National
                                Senior Olympics and he was also an honorary life member of the American Legion,
                                having served as financial officer for many years.

                                He is survived by his wife, Virginia; 4 daughters:  Geraldine Sawitz and her husband,
                                Reb, of Wildomar, Calif., Kathy Birdseye and her husband, Waler, of Tacoma, Wash.,
                                Cynthia Carso and her husband, Joe, of Florence, Ore., and LeAnn Baile of Tarzana,
                                Calif.

                                He is also survived by 3 stepchildren: Randy Ralston and his wife, Sue, of Brownfield,
                                Ronald Ralston and his wife, Darlene, of Dallas, and Marta Barringer and her 
                                husband, Steve, of Hobbs, NM.

                                Mr. Danielson is also survived by 20 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.   He was
                                preceded in death by one daughter, Shawn Danielson.

                                Brownfield News

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