{"id":22,"date":"2022-02-12T04:31:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T04:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arielvik.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2022-02-12T10:05:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T18:05:57","slug":"dean-vik","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arielvik.com\/deanvik\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1417642 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1417642\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9465f4\" data-id=\"b9465f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92db093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92db093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.5 - 03-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1>Dean Willis Vik<\/h1>\nDean Vik, age 78, of Eagan, MN, died suddenly on Friday, February 4, 2022.\n<p>\nDean was born March 16, 1943 in Minneapolis, and grew up in Cottonwood, MN with the love of his mother and step-father, as well as his maternal grandparents, Rachel and Edward Harmening. Dean graduated from Mankato State College in 1965 with degrees in English and History, and later went on to pursue his Masters Degree. He also proudly served his country in the Marine Corp during his early years (Semper Fi!).\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDean began his career as a high school instructor, teaching both English &amp; History in North Branch, MI. He then shifted his career towards the newspaper business \u2014 first as a sports reporter, working his way up to Editor of several daily newspapers around the upper midwest, from Montana to Michigan. He concluded with The Yankton Daily Press &amp; Dakotan, in Yankton, SD, where he raised two of his children. In the late 1980s, he transitioned to working for the South Dakota State Prison system.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe is preceded in death by mother, Shirley Nelson; step-father, Burton Nelson; father, Kermit \u201cOle\u201d Vik; granddaughter, Livia Vik.<\/p>\n<p>\nDean is survived by his three children, Lori Estey (mother, Barbara Keck), Ian Vik, Ariel (Jeff) Maxwell; grandchildren, Kelsey Estey, Jeremy Estey, Jasper Spicero (Lauren Avery), Erik Vik (Christine Sednek), Lindsay Vik (Mason Farber) &amp; Lauren Vik; great-grandson, Elmer Spicero; Lois Vik, life-long confidant and mother of Ian and Ariel; loyal dog, Buddy; many other dear relatives and wonderful friends.<\/p>\n<p>\nDean was a writer, a serious student of history, and an avid reader, which he passed on to his children and grandchildren. He was also a collector, as well as a gun and music enthusiast. He was well traveled, with his most recent trip to Warsaw, Poland, where he lived for 3 months, being a highlight of his later years.<\/p>\n<p>\nFuneral services are to be held on Saturday, February 19 with visitation &amp; memory sharing from 10am to noon at The Morris Nilsen Chapel, 6527 Portland Ave. in Richfield, MN. Interment at Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery in Cottonwood, MN at 3:30pm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f25568c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f25568c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43cbfe4\" data-id=\"43cbfe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbdbc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fbdbc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>For directions and more details from Morris Nilsen click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrisnilsen.com\/obituary\/dean-willis-vik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\n<p>\nFor donations in Dean&#8217;s memory please give <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/d6ab7cbe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here (GoFundMe)<\/a> to help keep his dog Buddy happy and healthy.\n<\/p>\n<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e456e23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e456e23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-613c685\" data-id=\"613c685\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77bebaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77bebaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.5 - 03-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/arielvik.com\/deanvik\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_3806-775x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dean with Buddy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arielvik.com\/deanvik\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_3806-775x1024.jpeg 775w, https:\/\/arielvik.com\/deanvik\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_3806-227x300.jpeg 227w, https:\/\/arielvik.com\/deanvik\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_3806-768x1015.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/arielvik.com\/deanvik\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_3806-1163x1536.jpeg 1163w, https:\/\/arielvik.com\/deanvik\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_3806.jpeg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dean Willis Vik Dean Vik, age 78, of Eagan, MN, died suddenly on Friday, February 4, 2022. Dean was born March 16, 1943 in Minneapolis, and grew up in Cottonwood, MN with the love of his mother and step-father, as well as his maternal grandparents, Rachel and Edward Harmening. 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