~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, NWA pilot Sigurd 'John'
Trelstad, Jr.
October 26, 1941 ~ November 8, 2021
From our retired Northwest pilots group, we share
this news: ” NWA pilot Sigurd 'John'
Trelstad, age 80, of Nisswa, MN passed away on 11/8/21 at the St Cloud VA
hospital from complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was born in Chicago on
October 26, 1941, to Sigurd John and Helen (Hudson) Trelstad. He grew up in
Minneapolis and graduated from Washburn HS and the University of MN. John entered the Navy and became a naval
aviator, completing 2 tours in
Vietnam. He remained in the Naval Reserves until
1985. John was hired by Northwest Airlines on January 19, 1970 and laid off
four months later, never to return to NWA line flying. After being furloughed
from Northwest Airlines, he was employed as a detective for Hennepin County. He
then went to work as a pilot for the MN DOT. From 1989 until his retirement in
2001, he was employed by Cargill as a
corporate pilot and achieved a dream of flying Gulfstreams (and other planes)
to various places around the world. John
loved family, flying, being at the cabin on Gull Lake, and also the
beach house in Florida. He is survived by his wife
Nola Johnson; sons Alex, Joseph (Pena), John Erick, and Geoffrey; brother Lee
(Chris Stroemer); sister Nancy (Jerry) Cook, several grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, and in-laws. As per his
request, no funeral will be held. The family will gather at a later date to
celebrate his life. His remains will be interred at the VA cemetery in Little
Falls. Family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at the VA BR
unit for the compassionate care that they provided. Family asks that in lieu of
flowers, donations be made to the Michael J Fox
Foundation for Parkinson's Research or the
Parkinson's Foundation. Arrangements
have been entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel- Baxter. Unfortunately, John's tenure at NWA was
brief, he sounds like the kind of fellow many of us would have enjoyed flying
with. Despite his layoff, John found a lifetime career in aviation. Well done,
Sir. “
Information extracted from a family obituary.
Please see https://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000408207/
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
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