Ervin “Pete” O. Asmus, died peacefully at Centracare Nursing Home in Long Prairie, Minnesota on November 6, 2018. He was 80 years old.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Prairie. Visitation for friends and relatives will be held at 10:00 AM prior to the memorial service at the church. Burial will be following the memorial service at the final resting place at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Long Prairie. Lunch will follow the memorial service at 12:00 PM in the fellowship hall of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Pete was born and baptized December 30, 1937 in Round Prairie township to Ernest and Emily Asmus. His family moved to a farm outside of Long Prairie in 1942, where he grew up and went to country school. Pete was a graduate of Long Prairie High School in 1955. He then enlisted in the Army National Guard where he served honorably for three years. He took over the family farm in 1963 and farmed there while raising his own family until 1991. From there, he headed to Homer, Alaska for the summer and then returned to Long Prairie where he drove school bus and worked at Long Prairie Produce until his retirement in 2008. Together with Bev, he traveled back to Alaska two more times and enjoyed many trips to the North Shore and Black Hills. He especially loved to go to Custer State Park to see the buffalo calves.
During his life, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards with friends, going on scenic drives around Long Prairie, building and designing his cabin in the woods, various wood working projects, sharing stories with family and friends, and spending time with people – especially his grandchildren.
Pete is survived by his loving wife Bev of 16 years, ex-wife Carole (Hedlund) Asmus, daughter Kim (Serge) Phillips with their son Luke, son Brian Asmus, daughter Brenda (Dan) DeZiel with their daughter Petra, stepson Peter (Cheryl) Thieschafer with their children Sydney and Maddie, stepson Dave (Margie) with their children Suzie and Sara, and stepson Chuck (Sarah) with their children Clayton, Colton, and Charlee Jo, and many nieces, nephews, other extended family members and dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents Ernest and Emile (Schmidt) Asmus, siblings Ernest, Melvin, Vernold, Lenora, Arden, Wilma, and Ruby.