James Rabehl Obituary James Leonard Rabehl, Baxter, age 79, passed away on June 4, 2013, at Country Manor, Sartell. Funeral service will be held Monday, June 10, at 11 A.M. at Zion Lutheran Church, Brainerd with Rev. Steve Benson officiating with a lunch immediately following the service. Visitation will be at Nelson-Doran Funeral Home, Brainerd from 3 - 6 P.M. on Sunday, June 9, and continue 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Baxter Cemetery following the luncheon. Jim was born on November 26, 1933 in Rochester, Minnesota, to Leonard and Georgia (Black) Rabehl, He graduated from Rochester High and attended Rochester Junior College. He attended the University of Minnesota for 1 year and then was selected to be an International Farm Youth Exchangee to India in 1954. Upon his return, he traveled throughout the state speaking and showing slides on his experiences in India and the Holy Land. In May, 1955, he became a 4-H Assistant in Pope County (Glenwood) where he met his future wife Marilyn Clasen. In January, 1956, he entered the U.S Navy. In his career he made 2 trips to Antarctica on the icebreaker U.S.S. Glacier for Operation Deep Freeze II and III. After an honorable discharge in May, 1958, he worked at Libby's Canning during the summer before returning to the University of Minnesota to complete his schooling and receive his B.S. degree in Agricultural Education. On September 20, 1958 he and Marilyn were married at St. John's Lutheran Church, Villard. After graduating from the U of M, Jim became the Assistant County Agricultural Agent, Crow Wing County. After several years the family moved to Jordan, MN when Jim became the County Extension Director for Scott County for 5 years and then they returned to Brainerd as Jim became County Extension Director here until his retirement in 1992. He also was the Crow Wing County Assistant Director for Civil Defense for a number of years. Jim was elected and re-elected to serve on the Brainerd School Board from 1971-1999, almost 29 years and probably the longest tenure on the Brainerd Board. Upon his retirement, Brainerd Mayor, James Wallin proclaimed December 31, 1999 as "Jim Rabehl Day". Jim was a county fair judge all over the state for many years both before and following his retirement from Extension. He also was appointed to the Crow Wing County Extension Committee and served a number of years He was a long-time member of Zion Lutheran Church and served on several boards and committees in earlier years. Jim was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; granddaughter Kya; son, Kent (Meri) and their son, Matthew, Minneapolis; daughter Kim (Troy) Kainz and their children Logan, Tanner, and McKenzie, Moorhead; and daughter Karla (Danny) Wahl and their children Danielle & Cody, Anna & Joseph, and their grandchild Kaylin, Brainerd; his brother George (Carol), Champlin; brother-in-law Donald (Noreen) Clasen, Alexandria; sisters-in-law JoAnne (Corky) Krogstad, Alexandria; and Elsie (Al) Huson, Pillager; and a number of nephews and nieces and their children. Memorials are preferred to Zion Lutheran Church or to a designated Jim Rabehl Scholarship Fund to be set up for post secondary education for a Brainerd High School graduate.