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Robert Flaten

Robert Flaten

1934 - 2025

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5

Visitation

Friday, June 5

1:00 PM

St. Johns Lutheran Church

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5

Celebration of Life

Friday, June 5

2:00 PM

St. Johns Lutheran Church

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Ambassador Robert Arnold Flaten was born May 21st, 1934 to Evelyn (Solberg) Flaten and Arnold Wangenstein Flaten in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He passed away on December 21st, 2025, surrounded by family in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota. He was 91. Robert was a career diplomat who was U.S. Ambassador to...

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