Kenneth K.J. Lambrecht

Kenneth Lloyd (K.J.) Lambrecht, 63 year old resident of Swanville, MN, passed away Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010 at Clearwater County Memorial Hospital in Bagley, MN. A Funeral Service for Kenneth Lambrecht will be held at 11AM, Monday, November 8, 2010 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville, MN, with Pastor John Grein officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Swanville. Friends may call from 3-8PM Sunday and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church. Kenneth Lloyd "K.J." Lambrecht was born on April 22, 1947 in Little Falls, Minnesota to Adelbert & Laura (Nordin) Lambrecht. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. K.J. graduated from Swanville High School in 1966 then was drafted into the U.S. Army and served overseas in Vietnam. He was united in marriage to Cheryl Skinner on March 16, 1968 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville. The couple lived in Salinas, California while K.J. was still on active service. He was honorably discharged in August of 1968. The couple moved back to the Burtrum area and K.J. worked various jobs; milk truck driving, mechanic, then in the early 80’ he began hauling livestock for Hatton Trucking Company. In 1991 he purchased his first semi-truck and started K.J. Lambrecht Trucking. In 1996 K.J. added Lambrecht Livestock Trucking with his son Jeff. Together they also operated Lambrecht Trailer Cleanout. Well known for his sense of humor, K.J. greeted everyone with “Hey Kid”. His passion was spending time with his grandkids who often accompanied him on his loads. K.J. is survived by his wife, Cheryl Lambrecht; father Adelbert Lambrecht of Little Falls, MN; son, Jeffrey (Julie) Lambrecht of Long Prairie, MN; daughters, Carrie (Dennis) Roering of Long Prairie, MN, Tamie (Jon) Barthel of Long Prairie, MN, Renae (Chris) Abers of Long Prairie, MN, and Stacy (Craig Elfering) Larson of Long Prairie, MN; brothers, LeRoy (Debora) Lambrecht of Swanville, MN, and Warren (Sally Kirn) Lambrecht of Chino Hills, CA; sisters, Karen (Jack) Ring of Little Falls, MN, Kayla Sobiech of Randall, MN, Brenda (Dennis) Schmidt of Swanville, MN, Sheila Maciej of Swanville, MN, Wanda (Leonard) Holmquist of Long Prairie, MN, and 14 grandchildren. K.J. is preceded in death by his mother Laura (Nordin) Lambrecht, daughter, Tonia, brothers, Vern, & Darwin “Buzz” Lambrecht; brother in law, David Maciej, and granddaughter, Brecklyn Abers. Honorary bearers will be, Devin Roering, Katelyn Barthel, Ana Sturdevant, Dalton Larson, Hunter Barthel, Braison Abers, Tanner Lambrecht, McKenna Abers, Madelyn Barthel, and Aiken Lambrecht, Active bearers will be Jeffrey Lambrecht, Stacy Larson, Jesse Lambrecht, Brandon Roering, Hayden Sturdevant, Cameron Larson and Darrin Schmidt.

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Kenneth K.J. Lambrecht

April 22, 1947 - November 4, 2010