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Gerald Dean Stordal

1934-2017

Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Stor-

dal was born in Minot,

North Dakota to Vera and

Oscar Stordal. He gra-

duated from Minot Model

High School where he let-

tered in football and was

also crowned homecom-

ing king. Gerald then stu-

died at Minot State Col-

lege for one year before at-

tending the University of

Minnesota where he gra-

duated with Bachelor of

Science and Doctor of

Dental Surgery degrees.

While in dental school,

Gerald married Jacquelyn

Fix.

Gerald was enrolled in

the United States Army

Senior program during

dental school. According-ly, after completing dental

school, he and his wife

Jacquelyn moved to Taco-

ma, Washington where

Gerald participated in the

US Army Rotating Intern-ship Program at Madigan

General Hospital. From

there he joined the US

Army Special Forces and

moved with his wife to

Bad Tolz, Germany where

Gerald became the com-

manding officer of the

10th Special Forces Group

(Airborne) Dental Clinic.

Gerald finished his ser-

vice in the military as a

Dental Officer with the

7th Special Forces Group

(Airborne) in Fort Bragg,

North Carolina.

Following his service in

the military, Gerald con-

tinued his dental educa-

tion at Northwestern

University in Chicago

where he completed a

Master of Science Degree

in orthodontics. He and

his wife then moved to

Minot, North Dakota

where he started, and

continued to operate, an

orthodontic practice from

1965 to 1997.

Dr. Stordal was very ac-

tive in the dental com-

munity in North Dakota.

He was a member of the

American Dental Associa-tion, the American Asso-

ciation of Orthodontists,

and the American Society

of Dentistry for Children.

He also served as

President of the North

Dakota Chapter of Dentis-try for Children, the

Minot Dental Society, The

Northwest District Dental

Society, the North Dakota

Society of Orthodontists,

and served as first Vice

President of the North

Dakota Dental Associa-

tion. In recognition of his

great contribution to the

field of dentistry, Gerald

was elected to the Interna-tional College of Dentis-

try.

Gerald had an active in-

terest in serving the Minot

community. He did this in

numerous ways that in-

cluded being active in the

Minot Rotary Club where

he was a past President

and a Paul Harris Fellow.

He was also on the dental

staff of St. Joseph’s Hospi-

tal, was a member of the

Board of Directors for the

Minot Country Club, sup-

ported the Minot Sym-

phony Association, and

supported the Taube

Museum of Art.

Gerald had numerous

interests and hobbies. He

was an avid outdoors

enthusiast. He enjoyed

hunting, fishing, skiing,

scuba diving, hiking, and

camping. He was also an

avid traveler. He and his

wife toured numerous

countries across the globe.

Gerald was a voracious

reader. He particularly

enjoyed learning about

history as well as a

plethora of other topics.

Gerald is survived by

his children: Lori Herauf

of Tulsa, Oklahoma and

Leif Stordal of Newcastle,

Washington; and his

grand-daughter: Alyssa

Herauf of New Orleans,

Louisiana. Gerald was

preceded in death by his

parents and his wife Jac-

quelyn.

A private family ser-

vice will be held in Tulsa,

OK. It is preferred that

memorials be sent to Ro-

tary International

(https://www.rot

ary.org/en/donate). Rotary

International, One Rotary

Center, 1560 Sherman

Ave., Evanston, IL

60201-3698, USA.

Moore’s Southlawn

918-663-2233 share

memories at www.moore

funeral.com