Orville E. Birnstihl (December 27, 1917 – May 20, 2015) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.
Birnstihl was born in
Pillager, Minnesota. He served in the
United States Army
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between 1945 and 1949. Birnstihl lived in
Fremont, Nebraska
Fremont is a city and county seat of Dodge County in the eastern portion of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 27,141 at the 2020 census. Fremont is the home of Midland University.
History
From the 1830 ...
and
Boone, Iowa
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It is the principal city of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Boone County. This micropolitan statistical ...
and operated the bus lines. He moved to
Faribault, Minnesota
Faribault ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,352 at the 2010 census. Faribault is approximately south of Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway ...
, in 1970, with his wife and family. Birnstih owned a cattle ranch and farm in Faribault. He also was involved in the automobile business. Birnstihl served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives
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from 1975 to 1978 and was a
Democrat
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. He died in
Clermont, Florida
Clermont is a city in Lake County in central Florida, United States, about west of Orlando and southeast of Leesburg. The population was 43,021 in 2020. The city is residential in character and its economy is centered in retail trade, lodging, ...
.
['Orville Birnstihl-obituary,' Fremont Tribune (Nebraska), June 10, 2015]
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1917 births
2015 deaths
People from Cass County, Minnesota
People from Faribault, Minnesota
Military personnel from Minnesota
Businesspeople from Minnesota
Farmers from Minnesota
Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
United States Army personnel of World War II
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