Harold Strommen, age 86 of Fargo, ND, formerly of Glenwood, Minnesota, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo, North Dakota.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 25 ^th at Chippewa Falls Lutheran Church in Terrace, MN with Pastor Bonnie Lomen officiating.  Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 24 ^th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm with a prayer service at 7 pm officiated by Pastor Carl Listu g at the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood.  Visitation will also continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.  Interment will be in the Chippewa Falls Lutheran Cemetery in Terrace.  Arrangements are with the Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home in Glenwood.

Harold O. Strommen, son of Oscar and Mabel (Halvorson) Strommen, was born May 24, 1929 in Glenwood, Minnesota.  He was baptized at Glenwood Lutheran Church, Glenwood, Minnesota, was confirmed at East Zion Lutheran Church, Starbuck, Minnesota and attended country school.  On August 15, 1959, he married Delores Hoium at First Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Minnesota.  They made their home in the country south of Glenwood and resided there for 52 years.  In 2013, Delores and Harold moved to Glenwood Estates, Glenwood, Minnesota and in 2014, they moved to Villa Maria Care Center, Fargo, North Dakota.

Harold purchased his first truck in 1955 and began the Strommen Truck Line.   He hauled livestock and freight across state lines.  He took pride in his fleet of trucks and worked hard to keep them looking sharp for the road.  He enjoyed visiting with his many customers while meeting them in the farm yards.  Harold was very involved in 4-H, the county fair, and state fair. A long-time highlight for Harold and Delores was hauling county 4-H livestock to the state fair. In addition, he was active in his church, and accompanied his wife each Sunday to Chippewa Falls and Barsness Lutheran Churches, where she was the organist.

Harold died on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo.  Delores died 8 days earlier on January 12, 2016 at the Villa Maria Care Center in Fargo.  They were married 56 years.

He is survived by five children: Bryan (Jane) Strommen of Arthur, North Dakota, Nancy (Jay Samuelson) Strommen of Fargo, North Dakota, Peggy (Brad Akervik) Strommen of Nelson, Minnesota, Tammy (Tony Aas) Pederson of Watertown, South Dakota, and Mark (Heather) Strommen of Argusville, North Dakota; nine grandchildren: Tabitha, Britney and Brock Strommen, Nicole and Michelle Pederson, Leighton and Ryker Strommen, and Adara and Skylar Lidgett; brother: Roger (Ardis) Strommen, Monticello, Minnesota; sisters:  Helen Svor, Benson, Minnesota and Pat (Frank) Kalina, Albertville, Minnesota, and sister-in-law: Grace Strommen, Starbuck, Minnesota.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, an infant sister, Ione, and brother, Gordon Strommen.