Henrik Miller Vik was born February 17, 1911. He was the eighth child of nine born to Mons T. O. Vik and Kathrina S. Hanson Vik. He was baptized and confirmed in the Clarkfield Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota. On August 15, 1936, he married Charlotte L. Kirkeby, a teacher in a nearby country school who had grown up on a neighboring farm. They had three children: Allen, Sharon and Stanley. Hank left the farm and worked in a lumber yard in Dawson, Minnesota, managed a Gambles Store in Boyd, Minnesota, a lumber yard in Canton, South Dakota, and in Kingsley, Iowa. He moved to Watertown, South Dakota, where he formed a wholesale distribution company called Building Products Inc. In 1966, he sold his interest and moved to Eugene, Oregon. There, surgery and illness led to a move to San Antonio, Texas, in 1968 and employment with Handy Dan and Builders Mart. He retired in 1977. He was an active member of Hope Lutheran Church, San Antonio, Texas, and a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge. Hank survived numerous surgeries and illnesses, but on September 15, 2000, he died in his sleep at the age of 89 years, 6 months, and 28 days. He is survived by Charlotte, his wife of 64 years; his three children and their spouses: Allen and Janice of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Sharon and Hakan Norstrom of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Stanley and Darlene of Atlanta, Georgia; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; two sisters-in-law: Neola of Riverton, Wyoming, and Barbara of Clarkfield, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his parents and all of his brothers and sisters. Funeral Service Saturday, September 23, 2000 * 1:00 p.m. Hope Lutheran Church, San Antonio, Texas Officiating, Rev. William A. Swantner Organist, Mary Lou Geer Congregational Hymn "I Know that My Redeemer Lives" Soloists, Ken and Corinne Donoughue "Whispering Hope" "In Heaven Above" Casket Bearers Cheryl Bowman, Briggette Seckinger Derek Seckinger, Michael Vik Roxanne Williams, Ray Beal Honorary Casket Bearers Ralph Brown, Gordon Edmundson Rusty Jubela, Chubby Knudson Bill Lozano, Bud Rennecker Bob Schero, Louis Spreen Graveside Casket Bearers Nate & Sara Meyer, Hakan Norstrom Jon & Brenda Vik, H. Allen Vik. Final Resting Place Clarkfield Lutheran Cemetery, Clarkfield, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota