Small town bank... BIG on service!
As you can tell with our introductory statement, we are proud to be a small town bank and we do our best to provide great service everyday for every customer. The truth is we have been doing just that since 1899. From the very first day we started, we knew that the only way we could be successful was to take care of our customers in a way that we ourselves would want to be taken care of. As a locally owned, family owned, independent bank, we hope that you will consider making our small town bank, your bank.
Our History
Lowry State Bank was first organized in 1899 but wasn’t officially chartered until December 26, 1907. Andrew Jacobson was the Bank’s first President; he served in that position until January 6, 1926 when Iver Engebretson succeeded him as President.
On November 8, 1932, the Bank assumed the assets and liabilities of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Lowry. Mr. Engebretson remained the President of the Bank until his death in March 1957, when he was succeeded by his brother Herman, who first joined the Bank in 1922. Herman served as the Bank’s President for only one year, when he sold majority control of the Bank to several Lowry residents and Stanley and Arthur Billey. In 1959, the Billey’s stock was sold to John Pardun. Mr. Pardun had control of the bank for just a few short months before selling the majority interest in the Bank to Clifford Mork.
In 1982, the Mork family established Financial Services of Lowry, Inc. which became the parent company of the Lowry State Bank. The Mork family maintained ownership of the Bank through the newly formed holding company. Clifford Mork remained President of the Bank until his retirement in February, 1987 when he was succeeded by C.D. Thompson, who first joined the Bank in 1960. C.D. Thompson served as President of the Bank until his retirement on December 31, 2000 when he was succeeded by Robert Mork, who first joined the Bank in 1972.
In August 2002, controlling interest in Financial Services of Lowry, Inc. was sold to the Nelson/Martinson purchasing group. The group consists of Peter and Kari Nelson, Eric and Kirsten Nelson, and Paul Martinson. Robert Mork held the position of President until his retirement on December 31, 2007 when he was succeeded by David Lorence, who first joined the Bank in 2005 and was a native of Glencoe, MN. In 2025, Wendy Wesbur became the Market President of Lowry State Bank.
Our Board of Directors
- David Lorence
- Dennis Martinson
- Paul Martinson
- Peter Nelson
- Eric Nelson
- Kari Nelson
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