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Walter Western

July 21, 1933-Dec. 29, 2016

Walter Edward

Western, 83, Stanley, died

in Minot on December 29,

2016. His funeral service

will be Monday January 2.

2017 at 11:00 am at the

American Lutheran

Church in Stanley. Visita-

tion is Monday from 10 to

noon at the Springan Fun-

eral Home in Stanley and

prior to the service in the

church. Burial is in Fair-

view Cemetery in Stanley.

He was born in rural

Stanley, ND on July 21,

1933 to Albert and Esther

(Hellum) Western.

Walter had a twin sister,

but she died in child-

birth.   He was the fourth

of five surviving chil-

dren.

Walter’s parents were

original homesteaders in

Mountrail County, settling

in the area in 1906.

Walter grew up in a home

with no electricity, no

telephone, and no indoor

plumbing. He grew up

hunting in his family’s

coulees and playing good

natured tricks on his si-

blings and classmates.

His formal education con-

sisted of one room schools

in the Rosebud school dis-

trict ending in 1947. He

served his country in the

United States Army from

1957-1959 and was called

up again during the build-

ing of the Berlin Wall in

1961-1962.

Walter worked as a

farmhand for several

farms in the Lostwood,

ND area and he later start-

ed farming on his own

and farmed small grains

in the Lostwood area for

the rest of his life.

Walter will be remem-

bered for his quick wit

and his ability to make his

friends and family laugh.

He will also be remem-

bered for his ability to talk

his way out of almost all

of the trouble he would

get himself into as a

youth.   Walter loved gui-

tars, big trucks,

motorcycles,country

music, firearms, and col-

lecting coins.

He is survived by his

brothers, Robert Western

and Albert A. Western

(Mary) of Stanley, and his

sister Velma Enger of

Palermo, along with

several nieces and

nephews.

He was preceded in

death by parents, Albert J.

and Esther Western , sis-

ter Evelyn Vincent, Sister

in law Kay Western and

Brother in law Don Enger.

Online condolences

may be shared at

www.springanfuneral

home.com