Lon Douglas Hall, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 23. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, January 2, at The Vineyard Church in Albert Lea. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church.
Lon was born July 16, 1953, to Aurthur Jr. and Mary (Martin) Hall in Herkimer, New York. He grew up and attended school in Ilion, New York. After graduating from high school, he attended Lea College. On October 6, 1973, he was united in marriage to Rebecca Ress. From this union, ten children were born. The couple made their home in Albert Lea where Lon worked various jobs in the area until his retirement from Trail’s Travel Center in 2023.
Lon was a member of the Vinyard Church. He enjoyed small group men’s bible study with Rocky Trail and Kraig Westendorf. His hobbies included woodworking, wood burning and heat press shirts. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, swimming, campfires and cook outs. He enjoyed spending as much time as he could with his family, especially the grandchildren and great grandchildren. He also loved playing with our 3 dogs and 1 cat.
Lon is survived by his wife, Rebecca Hall; Children: Melissa Hall and her 3 children and 3 grandchildren, Jamie (Troy) Hulburt and their 8 children and 4 grandchildren children, Jeremy (Tammy) Hall and their 2 children, Lucas (Cassie) Hall and their 2 children, Bethanie (Cory) Bennett and their 2 children, Jessie (Mike) Johnson and their 4 children and 2 grandchildren, James (Sadie) Hall and their 2 children, Bryan (Lindsay) Hall and their 1 child, Josiah Hall, Hannah Hall and Broden Thompson; brothers, Kevin (Sharon) Hall, Randy (Deb) Hall; sisters, Rosemary Yaw, Diane ( Mike) Palinski; several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brother Arthur Hall Jr.; many Aunts and Uncles; 1 grandchild .
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1415 Hwy 13 N, Albert Lea, MN 56007

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