Kenneth Honcharoff
Feb. 7, 1943-Dec. 11, 2017
Kenneth Honcharoff,
74, Max, died on Monday,
December 11, 2017, at
Trinity Hospital in Minot.
Funeral services will be
held: on Saturday at 2:00
pm at Our Savior’s Luth-
eran Church in Max.
Visitation: will be held
on Friday from 4 to 7 at
Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church in Max. A prayer
service: will be held on
Friday beginning at 7:00
pm at the church.
Kenneth was born
February 7, 1943 in
Minot, ND to Samuel and
Mary (Zablotney) Hon-
charoff. He attended
country school in rural
Max and graduated from
Max High School in 1961.
He continued his educa-
tion at NDSU before being
drafted into the US Army,
where he served in Korea
during the Vietnam War.
He was honorably
discharged on August 26,
1966. Upon returning
home he began his life-
long career farming and
ranching north of Max.
He was very proud to
have the Honcharoff farm
recognized as a Centenni-
al Farm by the State of
North Dakota. Beside
farming and ranching, he
also worked for McElwain
Construction for a few
years.
After fair warning from
numerous people, Ken-
neth bucked them all and
married Ruth Olson on
July 30, 1983 at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church
in Max! They made their
home north of Max where
they continued to farm
and ranch and raise their
family.
Kenneth loved his life
as a husband, father,
grandfather, and farmer
and rancher. He
thoroughly enjoyed work-
ing with the cows and
horses on the farm. He
was instrumental in or-
ganizing the Max Rodeo
Association. He also par-
ticipated in team roping
and other various rodeo
events with his old bud-
dies. Two things that
Kenneth absolutely loved
was baking huge batches
of cookies with his chil-
dren and their friends and
deer hunting in the fall
with his children and
close friend, Richard.
Kenneth is survived by:
his wife Ruth, Max, Chel-
sey (Chad) Ellis, and their
children, Nicholas and
Noah, Arnegard, ND; Ja-
son (Jenn Mittelsteadt)
and children, Ivy, Wyatt,
and Ryder Mittelsteadt,
Max, ND; Amber (Alex
Cadwell) Honcharoff, Ma-
ple Wood, MN; sister,
Melody (Al) Kahlbaugh,
Grand Forks, and their
children, Grant, Lee and
Travis Kahlbaugh, Delight
(Randy Bullock) Sonntag,
and their children Preston
and Shelby Sonntag, and
numerous Olson nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by: his parents,
brother, Gene Honcharoff,
Grant Kahlbaugh’s wife,
Cheryl Kahlbaugh, and
Delight Sonntag’s hus-
band, Jefrrey “Sonny”
Sonntag.
To sign the online re-
gister go to
www.garrisonthompson.
com