LaVerne “Corky” Latendresse
Dec. 29, 1952-July 29, 2018
LaVerne “Corky” Laten-
dresse, 65, Minot, ND,
passed away Sunday, July
29, 2018, in his home.
LaVerne E. “Corky” La-
tendresse was born De-
cember 29, 1952, the son
of Verne and Annie (Kutt)
Latendresse in Minot, ND.
He was raised and edu-
cated in Upham, ND.
Corky began his con-
struction career at age 12
for Walter Otto and con-
tinued running dozer for
41 years at Gravel Pro-
ducts until the time of his
death. Corky took great
pride in his work and be-
came very proficient with
all the equipment, espe-
cially in operating dozers.
Corky married the love
of his life, Ida Nicholson
on August 11, 1972, in
Gardena, ND. They made
their home in Minot,
where they raised their
two sons, Dallas and
Clint.
Corky’s love for hunting
was his favorite past time.
He enjoyed hunting and
fishing with his wife,
sons, grandchildren and
friends.
His loving family in-
cludes: wife of 45 years,
Ida, Minot; two sons, Dal-
las, Minot and his chil-
dren, Sydnie and Kyle;
and Clint (Vanessa) Laten-
dresse, Granville, ND and
their children, Bryce,
Blake, and Holly; sister,
Verginia “LeAnne”
Landsverk, Minot; sisters-
in-law, Myrna (Wayne)
Latendresse, Towner, ND,
and Patsy Nicholson,
Minot; and numerous
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Corky was preceded in
death by his parents;
brother-in-law, Virgil
Landsverk; and great-
nephew, “Little Virgil”.
Funeral: Friday, August
3, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at
Bethany Lutheran
Church, Minot.
Interment: Little Deep
Cemetery, rural Upham,
ND, at approximately 2:00
pm.
Visitation: Thursday
from 5 to 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Family Prayer Service:
Thursday at 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
thompsonlarson.com).