Roland "Ron" Teske

Roland “Ron” Teske, age 79, died June 21, 2018, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 10am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville.  Visitation will be held on Monday, June 25, from 5 to 7pm at the church and will continue one hour prior to services on Tuesday.  A prayer service will be held beginning at 7pm Monday evening.  Pastor Dennis O’Neill will officiate and interment will be in Mound Cemetery.

Roland Stan Teske was born October 27, 1938 in Ortonville, MN to Albert and Mildred (Matthews) Teske.  He was baptized in Correll, MN.  He attended school in the Odessa area and spent most of his life in Ortonville and Correll.  After attending school, Ron was enlisted in the Army, where he spent 4.5 years.

Ron spent most of his life trucking and working construction.  He also owned a couple of bait shops, worked in his parents’ restaurant, and sold watermelon in the area.  He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, watching sports, and was a devout Christian.  Most importantly, he adored his grandchildren and treasured spending time with them.

Ron is survived by his wife, Linda of Ortonville, MN; children: Shelly (Michael) Delio of Bath, NY, Lorrie Newman of Tucson, AZ, Hal (Brenda) Teske of Milbank, SD, Cal (Tiffany) Teske of Cottonwood, MN, and Joett (Derrick) Nicholson of Milbank, SD; 13 grandchildren: Ashley, Brittany, Michael, Alicia, David, Daniel, Ria, Haeli, Bridget, Landon, Caleb, Sean, and Morgan; sister, Janie (Merv) Redfield of Ortonville, MN, and sister-in-law, Nadine Teske of Blaine, MN.

Preceding him in death are his parents and brother, Gary Teske.