Lyle C. Hall

ST. PAUL, MN - Lyle C. Hall, 75, of St. Paul, MN died Saturday (July 31, 2010) at his home.

Funeral services will be held 11 A.M., Tuesday, August 10th at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner. Burial will be in Ellington Prairie Cemetery north of Garner.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral chapel.

Lyle C. Hall, the son of Clarence and Clara (Hanna) Hall, was born February 12, 1935 in Mason City. He attended country school at Ellington No. 8 and graduated from Ventura High School in 1952. He received his bachelor of science degree from Luther College in 1956 and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Iowa. Lyle taught one year at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN and was a professor of chemistry at Wisconsin University, River Falls, WI for thirty-five years. While at River Falls he took several sabbaticals to foreign universities to teach chemistry in India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Costa Rica, Mexico and Argentina. He enjoyed helping foreign students come to the United States to further their education and many were able to get their advanced degrees. His home was always open to visitors from foreign countries to stay at his home. Lyle was interested in genealogy and took several trips to Norway to visit with relatives and trace the family history. He made a book for each side of his father and mother and was planning to update it.

Lyle is survived by two brothers, Caroll (Joann) Hall of Richfield, MN and Irving (Lois) Hall of Albuquerque, NM; four nieces, Michelle (George) Ulvestad, Cindy Hall, Sheila Hall and Lori (Jim) Bork; one nephew, Steve (Lia) Hall; and several grand nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a younger brother, Gordon.

The family is deeply thankful for the wonderful care received from the staff at Fairview Hospice and Age Well caregivers. Memorials are preferred to Fairview Hospice, Minneapolis, MN.