Lloyd G. Dewey

Lloyd Dewey passed away June 12th (97 years old) at the St Anthony Park Home, after living three years at Sunrise Senior Living Centre of Roseville.

He was born in Merryville, Louisiana to Hattie and Tom Dewey and had four brothers and a sister (T.J., Argon, Robert, Sibley and Kathryn) who all preceded him in death. He was married for 66 years to Joyce who passed away in 2016.

During the Depression he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and then joined the Marine Corps Officer Training Program at the University of Southwest Louisiana during World II. He served his country in both WWII (China) and in the Korean War. He attended the University of Minnesota and received a Master’s Degree in Dairy Science, specializing in ice cream and cheese production. While there, he met his wife, Joyce, and they were married in St Anthony Methodist Church (perhaps appropriately just a block away from where he passed away). He became a Methodist missionary along with Joyce and spent nine years in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) where he taught Physics and Chemistry in the Black Mission High Schools. He was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, helping to found Centennial UMC, and was active in the Boy Scouts, in both Africa and the US. He was an accomplished woodcarver (specializing in neckerchief slides), and enjoyed camping, birdwatching and gardening.

Lloyd is survived by his three children, Susan Dewey-Hammer (Jeff d.), Bill Dewey (Barb) and Frank Dewey (Pam). Grandchildren, Marques Hammer (Amy), Heidi Yulico (Nick), Eryn Vincent (Owen), John (Leeanne) and Will Dewey, Great grandchildren, Hunter, Max, Molly, Emily, Logan and Ancel. Justin Mavurudza (who lived with the Deweys), his wife (Margaret) and children and the Nzaras have always been like family.

Thanks for your thoughts and support following

the passing of Lloyd Dewey on June 12, 2021

Please Join our family and friends as we are now able to

safely celebrate his life, and share thoughts of his legacy.

Susan, Bill, Frank

Thursday, September 2, 2021

11:00 am Celebration of Life for Lloyd G. Dewey

10:00 am Visitation with family and friends

More time for visitation will follow the service

Centennial United Methodist Church

1524 W. County Road C2, Roseville, Minnesota 55113

Masks required

Donations in his honor can be made to Africa University (Zimbabwe) https://www.support-africauniversity.org/2014/giving-opportunities/giving-opportunities or the Hmong Boy Scout Troop 100 (Minneapolis) https://www.troopwebhost.org/Troop100Minneapolis/Index.htm Checks to the Troop can be made out to Scout Troop 100 and sent to Westminster Church, 1200 Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55403.

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