Gary Arnold Trovall
August 1, 1942 – March 19, 2021
About Gary
Gary Arnold Trovall, 78, of Hovland, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on March 19, 2021.
He is survived by Shirley, his loving wife of 44 years, children Kris (Carlson) Chase, Chance Carlson (Ann) and Charley Trovall (Brittney), and five beloved granddaughters: Brittany, Amber, Breanna, Brenna and Runa.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Corrinne Briggs.
Gary was born on August 1, 1942, to Arnold and Elsie Trovall of Navarre, Minnesota. He spent his early years living in the Lake Minnetonka area. In 1959, he and a group of high school friends took a road trip to Alaska; they had remained close ever since.
He met Shirley and her two young children in 1975. In 1977, they married and bought a resort on the North Shore of Lake Superior near Hovland. They ran the resort together making lifelong friends with guests until the early 2000’s. He worked everything from an RV salesman, resort owner, commercial fisherman in Alaska, to carpentry and plumbing.
Gary spent the last 10 years at McFarland Lake with Shirley where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, working on things in his garage and boating with his family and closest friends.