Lynn J. Persinger, 83, of Austin, Minnesota died Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2012, at Thorne Crest Retirement Center in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

He was born on August 19, 1928, in Sac City, Iowa, the son of Lynn Taylor and Elma Mae (Howard) Persinger. As a child the family moved to the Waltham, Minnesota area. He attended school in the Waltham area and later attended Austin High School. On October 25, 1946, he was united in marriage to Carol June Rendall in Rochester, Minnesota. Lynn was involved in many business pursuits including hauling milk, driving truck and owned and operated Persinger Webb, a gas station in Blooming Prairie. He then began working in the farm implement business, first at Waltham Implement before moving to Albert Lea where he worked at Erlandson Implement. In 1971, the couple moved to Austin where Lynn started Persinger Implement, a John Deere dealership. He retired in 1987 and moved to Walker, Minnesota spending his time on Leech Lake for twenty years. He returned to Austin to live, spending his winters in Mesa, Arizona and recently had moved to the Thorne Crest Retirement Center in Albert Lea. Lynn was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed attending large family gatherings traveling, riding motorcycles and snowmobiles, as well as hunting and fishing.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Persinger of Austin; four children, Sandra (Andy Douglas) Perleberg of Waukegan, Illinois, Diana (Dennis) Oakland of Albert Lea, Nancy (Philip) Wallin of Glenville and Steve (Diane) Persinger of Austin; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-three great grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Gary (Maggie) Persinger of Lakewood, Colorado; two sisters, Shirley (Delmar) Harvey of Ocala, Florida and Mary (David A.) Hoeft of Rochester; many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Michael Lynn Persinger in 2006 and several brothers and sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin with Pastor Michael Olmsted, officiating. Interment will follow the service at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 8th at the Worlein Funeral Home and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Memorials are preferred to the American Heart Association.

Obituary and photo from Worlein Funeral Home.