David Wayne Loer, 81

David Wayne Loer, age 81, of East Grand Forks, MN, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2026 at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, ND.

David Wayne Loer was born on August 17, 1944 in Drayton, North Dakota to Walter and Irene (Dawe) Loer. He grew up on a farm near Humboldt, MN.  He moved to Stephen, MN where he started 5th grade and graduated from Stephen High School in 1962 as the class salutatorian.  While in High School, Dave met his future wife, Judith Olson.  They were united in marriage on December 18, 1965.

He attended the University of North Dakota where he received a degree in accounting in 1966. He passed the CPA exam that spring and went on to receive a Master’s degree in accounting in the summer of 1967.

He began his career as an accountant at Brady Martz Accounting, and in the fall of 1967 began work as an accountant at Minnkota Power Cooperative where he continued to work for the next 43 years. He held many positions at Minnkota through the years. He spent the last 20 years of his career as President and CEO.

Dave served for many years on the East Grand Forks School board, including several years as Chairman.  He was also very involved at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church where he taught Sunday School for many years and served as church treasurer and also as President of the church council.

Dave loved his hobbies of creating wood furniture for his home and others, and restoring old farm tractors.  His pride and joy was the repurposing of a Greyhound bus into a motor home, which traveled throughout the United States, including Alaska, for  about 80,000 miles.

Through 60 plus years of marriage, Dave and Judi were blessed with four children, Jennifer (Paul) Halbur, Brian (Jenny) Loer, Nate (Audrey) Loer and Jessica (Lucas) Brown, 13 grandchildren, Jonathan (Nicole), Brianne (Kevin Marcus), and Noah Halbur, Jacob (fiancée, Willow Leach), Tommy (Hanah Jenson-Selnes), and Brady Loer, Bereket (Racheal Nanyange), Eshetu, Teshome (Montana Carsten), and Amsale Loer, Bode, Olivia, and Norah Brown and two great grandchildren, Brynlee and Blakely Halbur.

Dave is preceded in death by his parents Walter and Irene and several aunts and uncles.

 

Memorials preferred to the EGF Education Foundation or Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. 

 

VISITATION: 5:00-6:30 PM, Thursday, July 23, 2026 with a PRAYER SERVICE at 6:30 PM at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 1515 5th Ave. NW, East Grand Forks, MN 56721. 

FUNERAL: 11:00 AM, Friday, July 24, 2026 also at Our Saviors Lutheran Church with additional visitation one hour prior. Prayer service and Funeral will both be live-streamed on Dave’s page at www.dandahlfunealhome.com. 

INTERMENT: Resurrection Cemetery in East Grand Forks, MN.

Arrangements by Dahl Funeral Home of East Grand Forks.