Dennis L. Serbus of Kimball died on Friday, Jan. 31, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was 67. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church with Rev. Frank Tomasiewicz officiating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and from 9-10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel in Kimball. Dennis Lloyd Serbus was born on April 26, 1935, in Olivia to Peter and Mabel (Minkel) Serbus. He was a 1954 graduate of Kimball High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957-1961. On Dec. 1, 1962, he married Dorothee M. Proft. Dennis was an operating engineer for Barbarossa and L.C. Petters. He was chief of police in Kimball for 26 years, owned Northern Flite Target, drove truck for Jacobs Concrete, and was currently employed by Granite City Ready Mix of Annandale. He was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, a lifetime member of the Kimball Rod and Gun Club, a 25-year volunteer as a Minnesota Firearms Safety Instructor, a member of the National Rifle Association and the Kimball Lions, and was a former member of Wright County Peace Officers Association. Dennis loved his family, enjoyed working with his hands, and loved the outdoors, hunting and trap-shooting. Dennis is survived by his wife Dorothee of Kimball; children Becky of New York City; Douglas (and Kate) of Kingston; Monya (and Shawn) Kalkbrenner of Kimball; Charles (and Ann) of Kimball; Matthew (and fiancee Carly Schiefelbein) of Kimball; brothers Dick (and Connie) of Kimball; Don (and Eileen) of Kimball; Gordon (and Kathy) of Kimball; Randy (and Margaret) of New London; sisters Cathy (and Bill) Russel of Lake Mary, Fla.; Peggy (and Jack) Purcell of Annandale; and grandsons Luke, Ben and Aaron. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Bob, infant sister, sister-in-law Patsy, nephew Colin and niece Stacy Purcell. Pallbearers will be John Nelson, Troy Hilsgen, Bob Kunkel, Shawn Kalkbrenner, Tom Rosenow and Gale Pope. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Almgren and Don, Dick and Randy Serbus. Arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Care of Kimball.
