Graveside services with full military honors is planned at the Hettinger Cemetery in the spring of 2009 for Earl Amos "Pete" Purington, 80, of Detroit Lakes, MN.


Earl Amos "Pete" Purington was born February 21, 1928 in Rhame, ND to Amos and Gladys (Marheine) Purington. He attended school in Rhame and Scranton. He served in the U.S. Army from May 13, 1946 to October 31, 1947.


Pete married Norma Adsem on March 14, 1948 in Scranton, ND. Together they had 6 daughters. They operated Pete's Café in Hettinger for several years before moving their family to Fargo. Pete was a member of the Fargo Police Department and owned and operated Purington Trucking Company for a number of years.


He later married Shirley Score in Minnesota. They had one son and made their home near Detroit Lakes MN, spending winters in Texas. Pete Purington passed away November 15th, 2008, in Edinburg, TX.


Surviving are his wife, Shirley, their son Bill (Rhonda) Purington, all of Detroit Lakes, MN, his daughters, Ava Dalbol, Hettinger, ND; Becky (Ernie) Bozovsky, Fargo, ND; Carol Purington, Madison, WI, Debbie (Tom) Link, Washburn, ND; Emily Kroetch, Philip, SD; Faye (Tom) Flynn, Fargo, ND; stepdaughter Robin (Tim) Williams, Moorhead, MN; stepson Todd Score, Moorhead, MN; several grandchildren & great-grandchildren; two sisters, Pauline Olson, Hettinger, ND and Bobbi (Norman) Bailey, Nora Springs, IA, nieces and nephews.


Pete was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Tommy Flynn and a sister, Caroline Zimmerman, Mandan, ND.


Final arrangements are being provided the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger, ND.