Keith Englund

Keith Englund

Age 89, of Lakeland, passed away February 7, 2025.

Preceded in death by parents, Emil and Marge; brother, Garth; and sister, Marcia.

Survived by his wife of 63 years, Joan; children and grandchildren, Jeff (Pam) Englund,

Kari (Joel) Root, Paige (Bryan) Christensen, Alec Englund, Trevor Englund, Morgan

Root, Connor Root, Jack Englund, Ali Christensen, and CJ Christensen.

Keith was born on March 16, 1935 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Keith's dad worked for the

railroad and the family moved around a lot while he was growing up; with the family

eventually settling in St. Paul, Minnesota. Keith was active in his church youth group

and boy scouts during his school years. He graduated from Johnson High School in St.

Paul in 1953. He attended college at the University of Minnesota. Keith joined the Air

Force in January of 1955 and served active duty until December of 1958; spending a

majority of his active duty working air traffic control and communications in Cutbank,

Montana.

On November 19, 1959, Keith met the love of his life, Joan, on a blind date. Both were

apprehensive to go on the date but soon fell in love and were married on October 8,

1960. Keith began working as a design engineer at 3M. Keith and Joan adopted two

wonderful children, Jeff in 1966 and Kari in 1969.

In 1973, Keith and Joan moved their family to Lakeland, Minnesota into the house that

Keith built. Keith enjoyed working with his hands and built many things in his

workshop, including furniture and toys. Keith and family joined Memorial Lutheran

Church in Afton, Minnesota and were very involved with the church. Keith and Joan

became active in the community and enjoyed playing volleyball and kittenball with their

friends.

Keith retired from 3M in 1993. Following his retirement, he and Joan enjoyed traveling,

hiking, and camping. Keith also enjoyed golfing, boating, snowmobiling, and spending

time with his children and grandchildren. Keith continued to enjoy woodworking and

helping his children build and improve their homes.

A celebration of Keith's life will be Saturday, March 15, 2025, 11:00 A.M. at Memorial

Lutheran Church, 15730 South Afton Boulevard, Afton with visitation one hour prior to

the service. Family will receive friends following the service at the church.