Relationship to conference: Retired elder

Date of death: Dec. 5, 2020 at age 89

Arrangements: A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.

Appointment information: Rev. Day was ordained as a deacon in 1957 and as an elder in 1961. He served Minnesota churches in Waite Park, Minneapolis (Epworth UMC), Park Rapids (Riverside UMC), Faribault (Fourth Avenue UMC), and Mendota Heights. He also served as a chaplain at Bar None Ranch in Minnesota. He retired in 1998.

Rev. Day is survived by his wife, Virginia Day; children, Annette Day, Douglas Day, and Elizabeth Davis; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Cards of condolence can be sent to Virginia Day, 21224 County Rd. 80, Nevis, MN 56467.

Memorials are preferred to CHI St. Joseph’s Health Hospice Care or Riverside UMC.

An obituary will be published in the Park Rapids Enterprise and the Appleton Post-Crescent on Saturday, Dec. 12.