Herman Henry Aufforth
March 8, 1950-Dec. 18, 2017
Herman Henry Auf-
forth, 67, Bowbells, died
Monday, December 18,
2017, in the Kenmare hos-
pital.
Herman was born on
March 8, 1950, in Ken-
mare, the son of Roelf and
Leone (Carlson) Aufforth.
He was raised and educat-ed in Bowbells, graduat-
ing with the class of 1968.
After graduation, Herman
enlisted with the Coast
Guard, where he proudly
served his country from
February 1969 until Oc-
tober 1971.
After serving his coun-
try, Herman briefly
helped his family farm be-
fore starting a career at
the Burke County Court-
house as an Auditor in
1974. He would continue
on this career path until
1986. Starting in 1985,
Herman began his next
and most favorite career
as member of the United
States Postal Service. He
started in Kenmare,
moved on to Flaxton and
then finished most of his
years in Bowbells. This
would be a job he would
cherish until his retire-
ment in 2008.
On August 30, 1975,
Herman married the love
of his life, Beth Bohnsack,
in Hillsboro, North Dako-
ta. This union was blessed
with three wonderful chil-
dren: Brian, Joy, and Mol-
ly. Family was very im-
portant to Herman, and he
was blessed to have one
that cared so deeply for
him that, on January 8,
2002, he received a kid-
ney transplant from his
sister Tammy.
Herman lived a full and
active life while managing
Type I diabetes always
with a smile. His priori-
ties were his faith, his
family, his friends, and
his country. In his
younger years he was sur-
rounded by avid hunters,
and that passion carried
throughout his whole life.
He shared that love for
the outdoors and hunting
with his children and
grandchildren. He
honored his country, and
for many years he with
help from his family set
up the Legion American
flags all along Main Street
for patriotic holidays.
After his retirement his
daily routine was a trip up
town to get the mail and
make various stops to
visit with everyone. He
loved to tell and hear
good stories and jokes.
He was filled with
laughter, and that
laughter was infectious.
Herman was a member
of the United Methodist
Church and of the Carl
Oftedahl American Legion
Post #127, both of
Bowbells. In addition, he
was honored to be induct-ed into the North Dakota
Goose Hunters Hall of
Fame in 2004.
Herman is survived by:
Beth, his wife of 42 years;
son Brian (Teri) Aufforth,
Minot; daughters: Joy
(John) Beard, Bowbells,
and Molly Aufforth (Kel-
len Peters), Madison, WI;
brothers: Doug (Glenys)
Holter, Pierre, SD, and
Rolf (Vickie) Aufforth,
Bowbells; sisters: Susan
Watson, Sandy UT, and
Tammy Ryberg, Bowbells;
three grandchildren:
Zackery Beard, Haley
Seykora, and Camden
Aufforth; and numerous
nieces, nephews, and
cousins.
He was preceded in
death by: his parents;
brother Donovan”Sam”
Holter; sister-in-law Joann
Luke Holter; and nieces
Kristi Jo Aufforth and Lori
Borth
A funeral service will
be held: on Saturday, De-
cember 23, 2017 at 11:00
am at the United Metho-
dist Church in Bowbells
with burial at the North
Dakota Veterans Cemetery
in Mandan at a later date.
Those wishing to sign the
online register and share
memories may access the
online obituaries section
at (www.thompsonlarson.
com).