Paul Laidig May 2, 1949 – Nov. 5, 2009

ATWATER — Paul Roy Laidig, 60, of Litchfield, formerly of Atwater, died Thursday at Emmanuel Home in Litchfield from cancer.

The service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Raymond. Burial will be in Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery in Willmar.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and for one hour prior to the service at the church.

He was born May 2, 1949, in Willmar to Carl and Emma (Hoffman) Laidig. He attended rural school south of Willmar and graduated from Raymond High School in 1968. He then attended Willmar Vocational-Technical College, receiving a two-year degree in agriculture. He moved to Atwater and worked for the Atwater Elevator for 10 years and then worked for Atwater Feed Mill for 10 years. He worked several different jobs, as a janitor at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Schools and Walmart and then for Golden Plump in Cold Springs for three years.

In 2001, he went to work for the Meeker County Family Services as a janitor and worked there until he retired due to health.

He married Patricia Carruthers on Sept. 21, 2002, and they lived in Atwater until January when they moved to Litchfield. He was diagnosed with cancer in April and moved into Emmanuel Homes in June.

He is survived by his wife; and a stepdaughter: Sarah Benson of Atwater.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

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