James Savig passed away on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2021 at age 80 in his home.
Jim was born on October 18, 1940 to Minda (Westlund) & Arnold Savig at his home in Park township, rural Lake Park.
Jim attended grades 1-6 in District 10, and graduated in 1958 from Lake Park High School. He attended Gale Institute in Minneapolis and trained in IBM punch card accounting, graduating in 1962.
On May 19, 1962 Jim was united in marriage to Audrey Nelson at Salem Lutheran Church in Hitterdal, MN. They lived in Detroit Lakes before moving to their home in Lake Park in 1963. Ten years later they built and moved to their current home in Audubon. On this property, Jim planted and maintained 700 trees.