Eugene A. "Jim" Vigesaa

Vigesaa, Eugene A. "Jim" age 59, passed away 2-20-06 in Anchorage, Alaska. Jim was born 8-12-1946 in Ada, MN. He lived in Twin Valley, MN until he joined the Navy in 1963. Jim served America and proudly carried out his duties, completing three tours of duty in Viet Nam. In 1985 Jim moved with his family to Fairbanks, Alaska. Jim is preceded in death by his parents, Vincent and Jeanette Vigesaa and his sister Beverly. Jim leaves behind his wife, Teri of Fairbanks; children, James (Cindy) of Colorado, Vincent (Kimi) of Fairbanks, Tiffany (Jeffery) of Anchorage and Patrick of Fairbanks; and six beautiful grandchildren, Dayton, Nadine, T.R.E., Shelby, Thomas and Harris. Jim is also survived by brother, Larry Vigesaa of Twin Valley, MN and sisters, Patsy (Floyd) Pawlak of Dayton, MN and Kathy (Danny) Bredman of Ada, MN. A formal military service will be held on May 13, 2006, 10:30 am at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Twin Valley, MN with reception to follow. If you wish, donations can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in the names of his grandchildren, Nadine and T.R.E. Burdett.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.