Alvin John "Tiny" Weir, 81, Luverne, formerly of Graettinger, Iowa, died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Minnesota Veteran Home in Luverne.
Services were Tuesday, May 7, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Graettinger, Iowa. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery, Ruthven, Iowa.
Alvin "Tiny" Weir was born to Frank and Mary Ann (Smith) Weir on Oct. 3, 1920, in Graettinger. He grew up on a farm south of Graettinger. He attended grade school and graduated from Graettinger High School in 1938. After graduation he owned and operated a Standard Service Station in Graettinger and was a bookkeeper for Quaker Oats Elevator in Graettinger.
He married Maureen Gleason on June 18, 1941, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ruthven. This was a double wedding with his sister, Alice (Forrest) Purdue. He was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in November 1942. He served in the Signal Corps. He was discharged in June 1946.
After his discharge he returned to Iowa where he purchased a Mobile gas station, Garage & Tank Wagon Service. In March 1954 he purchased a farm near Graettinger. They moved to Sioux Valley, Minn., in 1966. They retired from farming and moved to Harris, Iowa, where they both worked at Sather’s Cookie Co. In 1990 they retired. He was paralyzed from a fall in 1994. They returned to Minnesota where, after lengthy hospitalizations at Mayo Clinic, he became a full-time resident of Minnesota Veterans Home in January 1995.
Mr. Weir was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne, the Knights of Columbus, American Legion and DAV. He enjoyed gardening and other hobbies.
Survivors include his wife, Maureen Weir, Luverne; two sons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Otha Weir, Cooke City, Mont., and Dennis and Paula Weir, Oklahoma City, Okla.; one daughter, Mary Crost, Costa Mesa, Calif.; three granddaughters, Nicole, Kendra and Michele; two great-grandsons, Zach and Alex; one great-granddaughter Carolina; a brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Helen Weir, Algona, Iowa; and one sister, Alice Perdue, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Mr. Weir was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Francis Weir.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.