A native of Granite Falls, Minn., he died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 77. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, from noon until religious service at 2 p.m., conducted by Chaplain Bill Brewer with Hospice In His Care. Burial in Oak Lane Memorial Park, Prairieville.