Roger Wells

FUNERAL SERVICES : 2:00 P.M. on Saturday June 29, 2013 at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Park RapidsVISITATION : 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Friday June 28, 2013 at Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in Park Rapids and one hour prior to the service from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. at the church.INTERMENT : Howard Lake Cemetery in Howard Lake, MN at 2:00 P.M. on Monday July 1, 2013. Roger Wells, age 85, of Park Rapids, passed away on June 24, 2013. Rog was born June 8, 1928 to Homer and Leila Wells in Howard Lake, Minn. He attended school there graduating in 1946. He then served 2 years in the Navy. Following that, he received a B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota. During the summer months, he had the distinction of being the first park ranger in the Badlands of South Dakota. He was also a graduate of the Colorado School of Trades. He married Darlene Schrupp at St. James Lutheran, Howard Lake, April 2, l955. Their first home was in Waseca MN. where he was a manager at Herter"s. They became parents of one daughter, Terri. They also lived in Howard Lake in the early 1960"s. In 1964 they purchased Sunset Lodge on Potato Lake near Park Rapids. They met wonderful people/guests during their ownership, many becoming life-long friends. Rog loved hunting and fishing, making many Canadian trips. He also enjoyed having company stop by, good conversation and the coffee was always on! He was very artistic plus had the talent to fix anything! He was deeply loved and will be deeply missed by his wife, Darlene, daughter, Terri (Rick) Benham, "granddogs" Spencer and Simon, brother Miles (Alice, Darlene"s sister), niece, nephews, cousins and their families and many friends.