Funeral services for Verne C. &8220;Bud&8221; Bolinger, 79, of Albert Lea will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church. The Rev. Robert Bailey will officiate.

Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery with military honors accorded by area servicemen&8217;s organizations. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.

Bud died on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at St. John&8217;s Lutheran Home.

Verne Charles &8220;Bud&8221; Bolinger was born on July 3, 1928, in Janesville, the son of Earl and Lily (Born) Bolinger. He grew up in Janesville and moved to Albert Lea with his family at the age of 14. Bud went to work at Pieper&8217;s Shoe Repair as a young man.

In 1950, he joined the U. S. Army and served in Korea.

On April 11, 1951, Bud was united in marriage to Barbara Quam in Glenville. He was honorably discharged from the service in 1952. Bud owned the Deluxe Cleaners and then went to work at the American Legion where he was a bartender for 38 years. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, a life member of both the American Legion and the VFW, and a member of the Eagle&8217;s Lodge. Bud loved fishing and especially loved his grandchildren and family.

Survivors include his wife Barbara of Albert Lea; children Colleen (Peter) Lagomarsino of Denver, Colo., Brad (Dianna) Bolinger of Austin, and Karen (Michael) Henry of Albert Lea; grandchildren Scott (Jennah) Lagomarsino of Denver, David Lagomarsino of Gunnison, Colo., and Ryan, Seth, and Jordan Henry, all of Albert Lea; step-granddaughters Angie (Jeremy) Mlenar and Catrena Haukoos; six great-grandchildren; brother Harold &8220;Hod&8221; (Doris) Bolinger of Albert Lea; sisters Dorothy (John) Gonzalez of Apple Valley, Vivian (Rodger) Sorenson of Albert Lea, Nancy (Jim) Bottleson of Glenville, and Cindy (Jerry) Fenton of Las Vegas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents, his son Richard, twin sister Ferne Hausmann and sister Francis Rupp.