Thayer K. Gudmestad
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b. 14 Mar 1916; d. 28 Jun 2006. Thayer Kenneth “Ken” Gudmestad was born to Oscar and Julia (Thompson) Gudmestad in Barnes County, ND. He received his J.D. from the University of Minnesota.
From 1942-1945, Thayer served in the U.S. Navy as a court reporter in a J.A.G. unit.
In 1948, he married Betty Granum in Windom, MN, his wife’s home town.
In 1963 they moved to Windom, and he became one of the most well-respected attorneys in the area. He belonged to the American Legion, the Kiwanis, and the Masons.
He is buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Windom.
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