Steven Kirk Kolobakken
December 29, 1958
Steven Kirk Kolobakk-
en, 58, Minot, passed
away unexpectedly at his
home in Minot.
Steven was born on De-
cember 29, 1958, in Minot
ND, the son of Floyd and
Nancy (Bates) Kolobakk-
en. He was raised and
educated in Minot gra-
duated from Minot.
After that Steven
joined the Army in 1976.
He was enlisted for 3
years. Over the years
Steven moved on to drive
semi, eventually he was
able to own his own rig. A
few years went by and he
began moving furniture
and concrete work. Steven
loved science and math:
always willing to share
his knowledge and teach.
He was very kind and
creative man. In his spare
time Steven enjoyed
spending time with family
playing games like crib-
bage and Yahtzee and
having cookouts. Steven
liked to fish and camp: he
enjoyed visiting the desert
too. Steven was a big fan
of John Wayne movies.
Survivors: father, Floyd
Kolobakken, Garrison,
ND; sisters, Lynelle Kolo-
bakken, Lynda Storer,
Shawna (Attlilla)
Kolobakken-Downing, and
Tiffany (Jaime) Calavera
all of Minot and many
nieces and nephews and
cousins. He was preced-
ed in death by his: sister
Laurie Kolobakken: moth-
er, Nancy Zumbo; mater-
nal grandmother, Adis
Bates and paternal
grandparents, Jim and
Lavern Wagner; aunt,
Margie Andrus and uncle,
Richard Kolobak
Memorial Service: Sa-
turday, July 29, 2017, at
11 a.m. at the
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home Chapel, Minot.
Friends may sign a re-
gister book one hour prior
to the service at the fun-
eral home.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
thompsonlarson.com).