Lowell Sidney O'Brien

About Lowell

Lowell Sidney O’Brien, 100 , of Tenstrike, MN passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab in Bagley.

Lowell was born July 7, 1922 to Guy and Blanch (Cook) O'Brien in Gimmel, MN and later grew up and moved to Hines, MN. He attended grade school at Hines and graduated from Blackduck High school in 1941 and later that year Lowell joined the C.C.C. Camp Rabideau # 708 and later Camp # 705 in Cass Lake.

1n 1942, Lowell went to work on the Canadian Alaska Highway that summer and in October 1942, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was a Military Policeman and went for training as a B-29 Airplane Mechanic until 1946, when he was honorably discharged.

On April 26, 1943, Lowell married Marilyn Shea of Blackduck at San Marcus, Texas, where he was stationed. In January 1949, Lowell joined the Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge Crew where he worked for nine years building bridges running the pile driver and rebuilding the bridge that went across Shingabee Bay on Leech Lake in 1952 and 1953. That year Lowell moved his family into a new home on Gull Lake in Tenstrike and ran O’Brien’s Resort and a bait business which he owned for 46 years.

He retired in 1990 from Bemidji State University in General Maintenance after 24 years. In 1999, Lowell sold the resort and moved into Gatewood Apts. in Bemidji. Lowell enjoyed hunting, fishing and planting trees. He was a super fan of the Minnesota Twins and the Vikings and he never gave up on them. He was a member of Tenstrike Community Church.

He is survived by sons James O'Brien of Bemidji and Kelly O'Brien of Tenstrike, sisters Maureen (Ed) Quimby of Tenstrike and Kay (Bud) Anderson of Bemidji, 4 grandchildren, and several nephews and nieces.

Lowell is preceded in death by his wife Marilyn, Sister Karen Junior Pater and two sons Randy and Patrick and two infant children, 3 brothers Raymond, Warren and Keith O’Brien and half brother Harold O’Brien.

memorial service

Memorial Services for Lowell

September 16, 2022

Tenstrike Community Church 145 Dudrey St, Tenstrike, MN 56683, USA

Pastor Steve Pomp will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the Hines Cemetery in Hines.

Funeral/Cremation Provider: Cease Family Funeral Home