He was a graduate of Eveleth Junior College, Winona State Teachers College and received his master's degree from the University of Minnesota. He married Jane A. Trevarrow on Dec. 31, 1940. He was an Eveleth resident for many years, and was a teacher and counselor for the Eveleth schools, retiring in 1976. He worked for the Boy Scouts of America at the canoe base on Moose Lake near Ely for many years after retirement. He had been a Virginia resident since 1983.
Arrangements are by the Landmark Funeral Home of Virginia.