Oiva Herbert Lindquist

Oiva Herbert Lindquist
“Herb”

Age 99 of Richfield MN. Preceded in death by wife, Ruth “Ilene”; mother, Hannah; father, August “Gust”; and son, Martin Daniel “Dan”. Survived by son, James (Ruth); granddaughter Rebecca; grandson, Eric (Marit); and 11 great-grandchildren. Herb was proud of his Finnish heritage and was known for his great smile and generosity; for his passion for his family; and for his deep faith and commitment to Woodlake Church in Richfield. Herb served in both the Army and Navy in WW II. After graduation from the University of Iowa and University of Minnesota, Herb taught math and physics at Augsburg College. As an aerospace engineer, Herb had a long and distinguished career at Honeywell where he was known as “Starman” and was instrumental in engineering the hand controls and visual displays/dials for the NASA Apollo program, including those used for the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Herb had a passion for reading and writing; as author, he published 4 books

From Finland: "A Finnish veteran of the Moon landing is gone. His Father, August Lindqvist, was born in Myllykyla, Kosken, TL. He moved to the USA with his brothers in 1910 to the state of Minnesota. In 1926, a son, Oiva Herbert, was born to him. His career led him to engineering education through military service. The family had two sons. Oiva got a job at the Honeywell Corporation. With the help of President Kennedy, the Moon Landing began, encouraged by the Cold War. Oiva's team's task was to design a lunar landing system. The end result: "Earth, The Eagle has landed." Oiva has published 3 memoirs in the last decade of his life. The last one last year. The Finnish space hero signed his last work. Oiva's motto, "Proud to be a Finn." Have a good trip, Oiva."