Vance Fonken Obituary
Vance was born April 21, 1947 in Watertown, South Dakota to Loyd and Florence (Harms) Fonken. He was a United States Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War where he was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and Presidential Unit Citation. Vance lived and Fergus Falls and later moved to St. Cloud.
Vance is survived by his brothers, Owen (Wanda) of St. Cloud and Jon (Chris) of Andover; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and wife, Cynthia.
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Jim LeRoy
May 22, 2025
I had the pleasure of being on the wrestling team with Vance. He was a very, very good wrestler and a great teammate. I have nothing but good memories from being on the team with him.
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