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Edward J. “John” Suckut

Edward J. “John”

Suckut, 96, of Bowdon,

ND, died Monday, Oc-

tober 16, 2017, at Villa

Maria Nursing Home, Far-

go, ND, as a result of a

cerebral hemorrhage from

two falls several months

before his death.

Edward John Suckut

was born in rural

Bowdon, ND, on August

14, 1921, the son of As-

soph & Lydia (Baumbach)

Suckut. His birth name

was John Edward Suckut;

he later legally changed

his name to Edward John

Suckut.

He was raised on the

family farm in the

Bowdon & Heaton, ND,

area. He graduated from

elementary school & at-

tended Bowdon High

School. He worked as a

hired man for several

Bowdon area farmers. He

moved to Chicago, Illinois

where he worked in a can-

dy factory for three years.

After returning to ND, he

entered farming in the

Bowdon area. On May 8,

1943, he married Martha

Prodzinski in Fried, ND.

They farmed in the

Bowdon area the

remainder of their lives.

Edward started farming in

1942, and never really re-

tired. He served on the

board of the Fessenden

Farmers Union Credit Un-

ion and Berlin #2 school

Board in the Wells County

school district. He was a

member of the Registered

Herford Association, a

member of St. Elizabeth

Catholic Church, Sykes-

ton, ND, and the Knights

of Columbus.

He was very proud of

his success with his cattle

and grain crops. He

raised registered Here-

fords & Charolais/Herford

cross for over 55 yrs. He

was most proud of the

success he had raising the

Charolais-Herford cross

during the later portion of

his life.

He is survived by his

two daughters, Patricia

(Lyle) Johnson, of Belle-

ville, IL, and Janice

Thompson, of West Fargo,

ND; 6 grandchildren,

Mark (Sharon) Johnson,

Monroe, WA, Michael

Johnson, Tucson, AZ,

Matthew Johnson, Fair-

view, MT, Stacey (Mike)

Birrenkott, West Fargo,

ND, Jacqueline (Chris)

Grefsrud, West Fargo,

ND, Heather (Justin) Gra-

valin, Moorhead, MN. He

is also survived by 8 great

grandchildren, Michaela

& Samantha Johnson,

Monroe, WA, Kyle (Angel)

Parrish, San Diego, CA,

Connor and Carter Birren-kott, Jaden & Finly Gres-

frud, all of West Fargo,

ND, Jordan Gravalin,

Moorhead, MN; and a

great-great grandson Ben-

jamin Parrish, San Diego,

CA.

Also surviving are his

sister Alveretta Grant,

Henderson, NV; brothers

Willis Suckut & Leland

(Beverly) Suckut, all of

Carrington, ND; his

sister-in-law Donna

Suckut, Fargo, ND; and

many nieces and

nephews.

He was preceded in

death by Martha, his wife

of 61 years who died May

2004, his infant son

Michael Edwin Suckut

(twin to Janice), his

parents, brother Vernon,

sister Evelyn Olofson &

brothers-in-law George

Olofson & John Grant.

In lieu of flowers, dona-

tions may be made to

Hospice.

Visitation: Thursday

12PM-7PM with a Vigil

Service at 7PM all in

Evans Funeral Home, Car-

rington, ND

Mass of Christian Buri-

al Friday, October 20,

2017, at 10:00AM in St.

Elizabeth Catholic

Church, Sykeston, ND

Interment: St. Elizabeth

Catholic Cemetery, Sykes-

ton, ND

On-line condolences

may be sent at

www.EvansFuneralHomeND.com