Conrad P. Hoisington

Conrad Pierce Hoisington, age 82, of Coon Rapids passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Orange Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids with Pastor Ben Ramirez of the First Christian Church in Coon Rapids officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the Coon Rapids American Legion. Born on July 15, 1932 in Hartland, Vermont, he was the son of Deane and Maude (Jackson) Hoisington. He grew up on his family’s dairy farm in the Hartland – Four Corners area of Vermont. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1954 and served two years. He was married to Irene Larsen on March 21, 1959 in Jackson, Minnesota. The couple lived on a farm south of Coon Rapids and Conrad worked for Garst Farms and several local farmers. He later purchased his own grain truck and hauled seed corn for the Garst and Thomas Company. He was a member of First Christian Church in Coon Rapids. Conrad is survived by a daughter Lori Schnepf and her husband Paul of Lake Havasu City, AZ; a son Larry Hoisington of Quincy, MA; a nephew Tim Pedersen of Coon Rapids, a niece Terri Bock of Carroll. Conrad was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Irene in 2010, and a sister Joyce McKenzie and other nieces and nephews.