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Elden Lindquist Obituary

LINDQUIST, Elden R "Al"

Age 87, of Centerville, Ohio, and Bonita Springs, Florida, passed away September 15, 2022. Al was a devoted, loving and proud son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. He was a loyal friend who had many interests which he shared with family, coworkers, friends and his buddies. Al was born on April 5, 1935, (which was on his father's birth date) in Drayton, North Dakota, where he grew up on the family farm in Minnesota. He went to East Grand Forks Central High School in Minnesota. He graduated with a BSBA degree from the University of North Dakota. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. After college, Al was an Officer in the US Air Force achieving the rank of Captain. After the Air Force he worked for NCR Corporation in various professional and Management positions specializing in Human Resources. Al also worked for Boeing Corporation and McDonnell Douglas Corporation early in his career. Al met his first wife Carolyn Sue Bush who was a teacher in the Miamisburg Ohio High School when he was in the Air Force stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio and they were married in June, 1960. Carolyn passed away of cancer at the age of 58 after 33 years of marriage. He remarried and shared the love of June Homan Schanbacher since 1998. Al is preceded in death by Carolyn Sue, his mother, father, aunt and mentor Becky Crown. Surviving Al are his wife June of Springboro, Ohio, and Estero, Florida, sisters Marlys (Lyle) Vonesh of Huntington Beach, California, and Gerry (Dale) Kunkle of Woodland Park, Colorado, daughters Jennifer Lindquist of Phoenix, Arizona, and Tina (Charles) Petzold, 3 Petzold grandchildren, Christopher, Sarah and Thomas, of Darnestown, Maryland, many nieces and nephews. His children and grandchildren were the joys of his life. Al also enjoyed being a "snowbird" and lived in Florida for 20+ winters and became a Florida resident.

Funeral Services will be held at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish on September 19, 2022, (9579 Yankee Rd. Springboro, OH 45066, 10:00am. Visitation 11:00am Requiem Mass.

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Sep. 18, 2022.

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Helen Gnatovich

September 12, 2025

Remembering our stay at the villa in Tuscany. What a great time. June, you and Al had a great relationship and enjoyed traveling the world together. Al, you are missed by all your friends and especially by June. Memories eternal.
Helen & Rod

Helen Gnatovich

September 18, 2023

Remembering the good times we had together. Memories eternal.
Helen & Rod

Marcia Hunter

September 14, 2023

Remembering Al as one of the sweetest guys and devoted husband to June. Rest in Peace dear man.
Marcia & Dick Hunter

Ronald Garman

April 15, 2023

Rest In Peace Al. Thank you for hiring me into my first Human Resources job at NCR; I will always be grateful for that.
Ron Garman

Rebecca Templeton

September 23, 2022

Sending the family love. Have fond memories of father daughter dance with Jennifer and Eldon and my dad and me. He was a classy and kind man.

Marcia Hunter

September 19, 2022

Sending love and prayers to June and the entire Lindquist family.
Marcia and Dick Hunter

Michael Parks, General Manager and the rest of the staff

September 18, 2022

On behalf of the management team at Carvers Steaks and Chops, we would like to extend our condolences to the family.

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St. Mary of the Assumption Parish

9579 Yankee Rd., Springboro, OH

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Requiem Mass

11:00 a.m.

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish

9579 Yankee Rd., Springboro, OH

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