Vernon Sullivan

Vernon Ross Sullivan, age 72, of Brainerd, died at his home August 7, 2009. Services for Ross will be 1 PM, Thursday, August 13 at Bethany Samaritan Village Chapel with Pastor Lilja Behr officiating. Friends are welcome to visit Wednesday evening from 5-7 PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and one hour prior to services at Bethany on Thursday. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Brainerd, MN.
Ross was born October 6, 1936 in Carson City, NV to Robert John and Lillian (Root) Sullivan. Raised and educated in Rio Linda, CA, he was a graduate of Grant Union High School and Moler College. He served in the Army National Guard in New Jersey and in the Reserves in California. He was employed by Blue Chip Stamp in Richmond, CA; Frontier Electric in Santa Rosa, CA; ARA Group Transportation in Riverside, CA; and BFI Waste Systems North America in Omaha, NE and Minneapolis, MN. Ross retired in 1998 and moved to his cabin on North Long Lake. He worked after retirement for Mills Motors and CarQuest Auto Parts. Ross was a fun guy and enjoyed boating, riding his Harley, ATVs, snowmobiles and "golf cart". Ross was an avid drag racing fan and traveled to numerous race tracks throughout the country.

Ross is survived by wife, Gigi; daughter, Lori Bottenfield, of Chaska, MN; son, Jerry Lee, of Chico, CA; daughter, Serena Sullivan, of Beaumont, CA; sister Genelle (Frank) Palmer, of Sacramento, CA; brother, Tim (Chery) Dwyer, of Galt, CA; sister-in-law, Kathy Sullivan, of Hayden, ID; brother-in-law, James Arrington, of Santa Rosa, CA; grandchildren, Dustin Ross (Jaime) Oldenburg, of Waconia, MN, Clayton Lee, of Chico, CA, Blair, Bailey, and Brieann Bottenfield, of Chaska, MN, and Jimmy Cox, of Beaumont, CA; and one great-granddaughter, Hailey Joyce Oldenburg. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-father, Gene Dwyer; and brother, Robert Wayne Sullivan.

Memorials are preferred to Bethany Good Samaritan Garden Fund.

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