This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Penner Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/2190 Message Board Post: Thursday, January 02, 2003 Randy V. Penner, 81 Randolph Vernon “Randy” Penner, 81, of Freeman, S.D., a nationally famous artist and a former resident of Hudson, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, after a several-month illness. Penner, a premier watercolor artist, maintained his studio/home for more than 40 years on Mallalieu Drive in North Hudson prior to moving to South Dakota several years ago. A memorial service is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Salem Mennonite Church in Freeman. A complete obituary will be published in next week’s Hudson Star-Observer. © 2003 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=70&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1