Oct. 4, 1926 – April 3, 2020
Phillip Harold Palkki, 93, of Sweet Home, died at 6:50 p.m. on April 3, 2020.
He was born at 5:50 a.m. on October 4, 1926 in Sago Township, Itasca County, Minn., the 11th of 12 children, to Finnish immigrants Tuomas Adolf and Anna Angeliina (Niskanen) Palkki.
He was raised in Minnesota. He served in the Merchant Marines in the Pacific Fleet during World War II.
Mr. Palkki was…