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Michael Hemphill

Michael (Mike), loving

husband of Mary, son of

Max and Ann Hemphill,

passed away October 19,

2017. Mike was raised in

Sawyer, North Dakota. He

attended Sawyer School.

During high school and

after he held various jobs

till he found his niche at

Dakota Retreaders. Mike

would eventually buy

Harry’s Tire Service,

Dakota Retreaders and

started Dakota Truck and

Farm. In 2015 he sold the

business to his

son-in-law.

Mike married Mary

Washek, July 21, 1984 in

Velva, North Dakota and

together they raised

daughters Kat and Dana.

Mike was a life-long

sports enthusiast. If it in-

volved a ball he was in-

terested. From a young

age Mike was involved in

pee-wee, midget and high

school baseball and

basketball. After high

school he spent many

hours at open gym at

Sawyer High School.

Mike and his brother had

heated discussions about

the Red Soxs and the

Cubs. Mike played many

rounds of golf with family

and friends, which was

very entertaining as clubs

would fly. His latest pas-

sion was pickleball and

boating at their place in

Florida.

Mike’s cup over flowed

with love when it came to

his grandchildren Heili,

Timothy, Ashlyn, Reagan,

and Chloe. There was not

enough time in the day

when it came to spending

it with these five.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Wife, Mary;

daughters, Kat (Clint Bur-

gardt) and Dana Niedens;

grandchildren, Heili,

Timothy, Ashlyn, Reagan

and Chloe; mother, Ann;

brother, Marvin (Pam);

sisters, Kate (Ron Sutter)

and Cindy (Louis Longie);

many nieces and

nephews; and in-laws,

Mike and Janet Washek.

Mike was preceded in

death by: his father, Max

Hemphill.

Liturgy of the Word

Service: Tuesday, October

24, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at

St. Therese, Church of the

Little Flower, Minot, ND.

Inurnment: Sawyer

Community Cemetery,

rural Sawyer, ND.

Visitation: There will be

no reviewal, but guests

are invited to sign the re-

gister book Monday from

6 – 7 p.m. at St. Therese,

Church of the Little

Flower, Minot, ND.

Recitation of the Holy

Rosary & Vigil Prayer

Service: Monday at 7 p.m.

at St. Therese, Church of

the Little Flower, Minot,

ND.

Memorials: are pre-

ferred to the Bishop Ryan

Teachers Endowment

Fund, the Salvation Army

of Minot or in Michael’s

memory to the organiza-

tion of the donor’s choice.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).