Larry Hilgendorf

Larry Hilgendorf, of Fort Dodge will celebrate his 85th birthday today.

Cards may be sent to him at 916-8 Williams Drive, Fort Dodge, IA 50501.

His family includes Liz and Steve Schrauth of Fort Dodge; Theresa Hilgendorf, of Twin Lakes; and Ted and Karen Hilgendorf, of Isanti, Minnesota. He has nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His wife Rose Ann, two stepsons and a grandson are deceased.

Hilgendorf was born on Dec. 1, 1934, in Reading, Pennsylvania. He is a 1956 Penn State graduate and spent 40 years with Geo. A. Hormel Co., in Fort Dodge and then at the corporate office in Austin, Minnesota.