He was born July 2, 1929, in Billings, the son of Ole and Margaret Allestad. Lars attended schools in Big Timber and Plains, graduating from Plains High School in 1947.
Lars owned a radio repair shop in Plains for two years. He then worked for Toole County Road Maintenance. While working in Shelby, he met and married Viola Nash in November 1950.
Lars was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and worked on assembly and testing of guided missiles at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. After the Army, Lars returned to Plains to work in the sawmill for a while before returning to Toole County.
In 1959, he began working for Mountain Bell in Great Falls on the Toll Testing Board and continued there until his retirement with 27 years of service as a master electrician.
Upon his retirement, Lars moved back to Plains with his wife, Viola. Lars was very creative and designed and patented a cooling system for a walk-in cooler and built many other labor saving devices for people over the years.
Lars enjoyed his many grandchildren and his hobbies: playing pool, doing cryptograms, puzzles, tinkering with radios, televisions and almost anything dealing with electronics. Lars also enjoyed Harley-Davidson motorcycles, old trains and old clocks.
Sometimes accompanied by his wife, Viola, Lars was often seen driving around Plains in his old pickup, wearing his Norwegian sweater with his little dog on his lap.
Lars is survived by his wife of 54 years, Viola; six children, Ole and Janice Allestad of Vaughn, Oscar and Sheila Allestad of Frenchtown, Kermit and Leah Allestad of Arlee, Christine and Kevin Quinn of Missoula, Bernice Allestad and friend Joe Caliguiri of Paradise and Bernard and Janet Allestad of Florence. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Bernt and Magnahild Allestad of Plains; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Lars owned a radio repair shop in Plains for two years. He then worked for Toole County Road Maintenance. While working in Shelby, he met and married Viola Nash in November 1950.
Lars was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and worked on assembly and testing of guided missiles at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. After the Army, Lars returned to Plains to work in the sawmill for a while before returning to Toole County.
In 1959, he began working for Mountain Bell in Great Falls on the Toll Testing Board and continued there until his retirement with 27 years of service as a master electrician.
Upon his retirement, Lars moved back to Plains with his wife, Viola. Lars was very creative and designed and patented a cooling system for a walk-in cooler and built many other labor saving devices for people over the years.
Lars enjoyed his many grandchildren and his hobbies: playing pool, doing cryptograms, puzzles, tinkering with radios, televisions and almost anything dealing with electronics. Lars also enjoyed Harley-Davidson motorcycles, old trains and old clocks.
Sometimes accompanied by his wife, Viola, Lars was often seen driving around Plains in his old pickup, wearing his Norwegian sweater with his little dog on his lap.
Lars is survived by his wife of 54 years, Viola; six children, Ole and Janice Allestad of Vaughn, Oscar and Sheila Allestad of Frenchtown, Kermit and Leah Allestad of Arlee, Christine and Kevin Quinn of Missoula, Bernice Allestad and friend Joe Caliguiri of Paradise and Bernard and Janet Allestad of Florence. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Bernt and Magnahild Allestad of Plains; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was born July 2, 1929, in Billings, the son of Ole and Margaret Allestad. Lars attended schools in Big Timber and Plains, graduating from Plains High School in 1947.
Lars owned a radio repair shop in Plains for two years. He then worked for Toole County Road Maintenance. While working in Shelby, he met and married Viola Nash in November 1950.
Lars was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and worked on assembly and testing of guided missiles at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. After the Army, Lars returned to Plains to work in the sawmill for a while before returning to Toole County.
In 1959, he began working for Mountain Bell in Great Falls on the Toll Testing Board and continued there until his retirement with 27 years of service as a master electrician.
Upon his retirement, Lars moved back to Plains with his wife, Viola. Lars was very creative and designed and patented a cooling system for a walk-in cooler and built many other labor saving devices for people over the years.
Lars enjoyed his many grandchildren and his hobbies: playing pool, doing cryptograms, puzzles, tinkering with radios, televisions and almost anything dealing with electronics. Lars also enjoyed Harley-Davidson motorcycles, old trains and old clocks.
Sometimes accompanied by his wife, Viola, Lars was often seen driving around Plains in his old pickup, wearing his Norwegian sweater with his little dog on his lap.
Lars is survived by his wife of 54 years, Viola; six children, Ole and Janice Allestad of Vaughn, Oscar and Sheila Allestad of Frenchtown, Kermit and Leah Allestad of Arlee, Christine and Kevin Quinn of Missoula, Bernice Allestad and friend Joe Caliguiri of Paradise and Bernard and Janet Allestad of Florence. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Bernt and Magnahild Allestad of Plains; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Lars owned a radio repair shop in Plains for two years. He then worked for Toole County Road Maintenance. While working in Shelby, he met and married Viola Nash in November 1950.
Lars was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and worked on assembly and testing of guided missiles at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. After the Army, Lars returned to Plains to work in the sawmill for a while before returning to Toole County.
In 1959, he began working for Mountain Bell in Great Falls on the Toll Testing Board and continued there until his retirement with 27 years of service as a master electrician.
Upon his retirement, Lars moved back to Plains with his wife, Viola. Lars was very creative and designed and patented a cooling system for a walk-in cooler and built many other labor saving devices for people over the years.
Lars enjoyed his many grandchildren and his hobbies: playing pool, doing cryptograms, puzzles, tinkering with radios, televisions and almost anything dealing with electronics. Lars also enjoyed Harley-Davidson motorcycles, old trains and old clocks.
Sometimes accompanied by his wife, Viola, Lars was often seen driving around Plains in his old pickup, wearing his Norwegian sweater with his little dog on his lap.
Lars is survived by his wife of 54 years, Viola; six children, Ole and Janice Allestad of Vaughn, Oscar and Sheila Allestad of Frenchtown, Kermit and Leah Allestad of Arlee, Christine and Kevin Quinn of Missoula, Bernice Allestad and friend Joe Caliguiri of Paradise and Bernard and Janet Allestad of Florence. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Bernt and Magnahild Allestad of Plains; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
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