Tenny R. Fogelberg, age 95, of Iola, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020.
He was born in Kennedy, MN in 1925. Grew up in Marble, MN on the Iron Range. Graduated High School in 1942. Served in the US Army Air Corps in World War Two as a Navigator. Stationed in Italy, his B-24 Bomber was shot down and he spent 6 months as a POW in Germany. After the war he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Mining Engineering. He was recalled into the Air Force during the Korean War. His B-26 bomber crash-landed and he was severely injured, spending two years in a military hospital where he met Nurse Virginia Toebaas. They were married in 1955 and remained so for 65 years until his death. They raised their two children in the Los Angeles suburbs of West Covina and Covina where he worked in the heavy construction industry as an Estimator. He retired in 1988 when they moved to Virginia’s hometown of Iola, WI. Tenny was a member of the Iola Ski Club, VFW, Lions Club and Glacier Wood Golf Club. He enjoyed golf until his old war injury caused a leg amputation at the age of 88. He also enjoyed baking bread, reading and following The Packers.
Tenny was preceded in death by brothers, Charles and Warren and sister Artelle. Surviving are sister Andre, wife Virginia, daughter Diane (Tim) Robertson, and son Jack Fogelberg. He is also survived by three grandsons, Brian Robertson, Mark Robertson and Sean Fogelberg, as well as granddaughter Genna Fogelberg.
A Memorial Service for Tenny will be held next spring at the Hitterdahl Lutheran Church in the Town of Iola. The Reverend Dale Wilson will officiate. Interment of cremains with full Military Rites will follow the service at the Hitterdahl Lutheran Cemetery. Online condolences can be given at www.voiefuneralhome.com.