Thomas Voss, Sr., age 67, of Fridley died April 9, 2018 at Unity Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday, April 13th at Strike Life Tributes in ISANTI with a visitation from 1:00 P.M. until the service. Military Honors will be provided by the Cambridge American Legion and the US Navy.
Thomas Herman Voss, Sr. was born September 10, 1950 in Braham to Ernest and Ethel (Linafelter) Voss. He was raised in Stanchfield and graduated from Cambridge High School, Class of 1969. Tom married Nancy Gleb on December 20, 1969. He served in the Navy and was honorably discharged in 1971. After his military service they settled in Cambridge. Tom was employed by Walter Olson Company and then at Hoffman Engineering where he worked until retirement. His hobbies and interests included hunting, fishing, golfing, camping, 4-wheeling and working in his yard and garden.
Tom passed away on April 9, 2018 at Unity Hospital in Fridley at the age of 67. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Ethel Voss; siblings, Frank, Gary, Shirley and Sharon; and granddaughter, Chloe Mae. Tom is survived by 5 children, Lisa Kauppi (Jeremy McCarthy), Danielle Voss (Jim Armstrong), Kimberly Palo (Dave Matchinsky), Thomas Voss, Jr. (Ashley Allen), Faliesha Smith; significant companion, Carol Torkelson; former wife, Nancy Johnson; multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Teresa Doble; special friends, Paul Lindgren and Brent Palo; and by many other relatives and friends.
My deepest sympathies to you all. He will be missed dearly.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. I’m sorry I won’t be able to attend the services. Fondest memory was when he took us snipe hunting! We never caught one! :)
Tom was a good man, husband, father and grandfather. We have remain good friends and loved each other. I will miss this man dearly. As with all of you he continued to call and keep in touch and was always concerned about how you were doing. I treasure our memories and the memories we made when he would come stay with us for an extended period of time while he healed and would get stronger. Faliesha, Alexis, Alivia, and Kian had those times to get to know their Grandpa. I am thankful for that time and although they could not be here to say good bye they were here in spirit. I encourage everyone to keep sharing your stories with each other. Tom’s memory will stay with all of us forever. I will miss you!