Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2023 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Nicollet. Father Craig Timmerman will celebrate the Mass. Burial will be in the St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery in Nicollet where the Nicollet Honor Guard will provide military honors.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 2023 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Nicollet. Visitation will continue from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2023 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Nicollet.

Dood is survived by his daughter Kathy (Curt) Krohn of Delano; daughter Lisa (Stan) Matthews of Delano; son Scott Grunst of San Diego, CA; son John (Sharon) Grunst of Pierz; and son Jeffrey (Sheila) Grunst of Ottertail; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister Mary Etta Kastens of Nicollet.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Grunst, his parents, sisters Opal Biehn, Bern Gronholz; his brothers, Ray, LeRoy, Robert and Edward; and brother-in-law Jerry Zins.

Virgil “Dood” Marion Grunst was born on October 27, 1925, in Enterprise Township, Alpha, MN to Edward and Grace (Hite) Grunst. Dood’s younger years were spent on a farm in Alpha, MN. He attended the country school in Enterprise Township. When he was 11, he moved to Nicollet where he would go on to meet his soulmate, Lois Zins. Virgil and Lois were married in 1951. Dood joined the WWII effort from 1944 -1946, dutifully serving his country and achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. Dood then worked at the Nicollet Elevator for most of his career and retired from there in 1987. In his free time, Dood spent countless hours on the road with family and friends, especially riding his Harley. The most treasured memories were made on the 4th of July at the Grunst Retreat.

It’s impossible to put 97 years in an obituary or properly send off the most unique and treasured man in our lives. Our hope is that anyone reading this chooses to live a little like Virgil — fearless with a side of humor and a remarkable zest for life. “Other things, may change us, but we start and end with family.”

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