Royce Norman Sanner, age 80, died Saturday, April 9, 2011. Preceded in death by parents, Oscar and Clara; sister, Doris and brothers, Clayton and Lowell. Survived by his wife, Janice; daughter, Michelle and son, Craig; sisters, Eunice Yakes, Muriel (Dennis) Keil and Carol Turner; brothers, Floyd (Peggy), Glenn (Harriet) and Allen (Dolores) as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Royce graduated from Moorhead State University and the U of M Law School in 1961 and worked at IDS, Reliastar and the law firm of Maslon, Edelman, Borman and Brand. He served in the Army and was active in many non-profit organizations such as Fairview Hospitals, Camp Friendship and Fraser Community Services.
A celebration of his life will be held at 11 AM Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Oak Knoll Lutheran Church, 600 Cty. Rd. 73, Minnetonka with visitation 2 hours prior to the service at church. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to Fraser Community Services, Camp Friendship or Oak Knoll Lutheran Church.
