"Who was Clarence Trenda"
Clarence was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great grandfather.
He was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. At the young age of 20 he went to visit a cousin in MN and met his wife to be, Albina, at a dance. Who would have know that they would be blessed with 74 years of a beautiful marriage.
Through those years he had many trial and tribulations.
At age 80 he had a cardiac arrest but was politely told by the Bishop that heaven's doors were not open on Sundays. And so he remained with us another 15 years.
When he was 90 he was very sick and in the hospital but managed to pull through with flying colors.
He was in the hospital 3 times within the last year but managed to be able to return to Three Links each time. As his daughter said " he's just like the energizer bunny," he keeps going and going...
Clarence was a very hard worker and made sure that his children learned to be hard workers as well. Even though his first four children were girls they were taught to work the fields, bale hay and milk cows. He also spent a lot of time with Albina in the gardens they had and took great pride in selling the vegetables at the farmers market in Northfield.
Besides his hard work Clarence and Albina enjoyed traveling. they were able to visit many countries, went on a few cruises and also did some gambling at the casinos. Clarence also enjoyed going to the horse races.
Besides his hard work and entertainment he was very strong in his faith and made sure his children were also raised with a strong faith.
He leaves a legacy of his extended family to follow and will be missed greatly.
Goodbye Grandpa
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