Odein LeRoy Hyland

Dr. Odein L. Hyland age 84 of Tracy, MN died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the Prairie View Health Care Center in Tracy. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the Tracy Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Interment will be at a later date in the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Odein LeRoy Hyland was born on February 16, 1928 to Knute and Mary (Pechacek) Hyland in Claremont, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and attended Claremont High School, graduating in 1946. He then attended Mankato State Teachers College for two years and worked for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. In August of 1950 Odein enlisted in the USAir Force and received his “wings” in 1952, when he was commissioned as a Second Lt.. His squadron was decommissioned, so he then was trained as an air traffic controller and stationed in the Pacific Northwest during the Korean War. In 1953, Odein married his high school sweetheart, Marjorie Ann Krienke in Owatonna, MN. In 1955 he received his honorable discharge and returned to Minnesota. That same year Odein enrolled in the School of Dentistry at the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelor of Science degree. They spent several years in a small town near Rochester, MN before moving to Tracy, MN in 1965 where he opened his Dental practice. In 1993 Odein retired from his Dental practice. He was a life-time member of the American Dental Association, and also a member of the National Rifle Association of America, the U of M Alumni Association, Tracy Sportsmen’s Club, Minnesota Waterfowl Association, Ducks Unlimited and the Tracy American Legion. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and shooting trap. In October of 2007 they moved into O’Brien Court and then became residents in 2009 at Prairie View Healthcare Center in Tracy, where he died August 19, 2012 at the age 84. Odein is survived by his wife, Marge of Tracy, MN; two brothers, Glea (Delores) Hyland of Rockford, IL and Arlow Hyland of Rosamond, CA; one sister, Anna Nelson of Milaca, MN; one nephew, and friends. His parents, Knute and Mary Hyland, two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. The family requests that memorials be given to the Tracy Lutheran Church Building Fund.