Edward Duben
June 3, 1924-Sept. 5, 2018
Edward Duben, 94,
Minot, formerly of
Coleharbor, died on
Wednesday, September 5,
2018 at Trinity Hospital in
Minot. Funeral services
will be held on Monday at
11:00 am at St. Bonaven-
ture Catholic Church in
Underwood. A rosary will
be said on Sunday at 7:00
pm at the church. Burial
will be at the Coleharbor
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
on Sunday from 5 to 7 pm
at the church.
Edward Duben was
born June 3, 1924 in Con-
rath, WI to Anthony and
Anna (Jasenosky) Duben.
He was raised and educat-ed in Wisconsin. He
moved to the Coleharbor
area in the 1950’s because
of the work being done on
the Garrison Dam. It was
at this time that he met
his future wife, Anna
Zuck.
Ed and Anna were mar-
ried on May 23, 1959.
They made their home in
the
Underwood/Coleharbor
area where they farmed
and raised their 6 chil-
dren. Ed actually built
their house and spent
many, many hours turn-
ing their house into a
home. He was a very hard
worker. While farming, Ed
also worked on various
missile sites in the area as
well as doing carpentry
work at the local power
plants. He later worked as
a janitor for the Colehar-
bor School and for the
City of Coleharbor.
Ed was a soft spoken,
kind and caring man. He
cherished the time he
spent with his children,
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren and
always looked forward to
family get togethers. n his
spare time, Ed spent
countless hours in his gar-
den, which was his pride
and joy. He meticulously
groomed and cared for his
plants and vegetables and
thoroughly enjoyed the
harvest of his labor. Ed
will be truly missed by
his loving wife, Anna, and
all of children, grandchil-
dren, and great grandchil-dren.
Ed is survived by: his
wife Anna, Minot; chil-
dren; Emery (Cindy) Du-
ben, Lansford, ND, Paul
(Ronda) Duben, Garrison,
ND, Julie (Joel) Bergstedt,
Hazen, ND, John (Stacey)
Duben, Coleharbor, ND,
Mary (Marcus) Wertz,
Coleharbor, ND, and An-
thony (Erin) Duben, De-
vils Lake, ND; 15
grandchildren and
numerous
great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in
death by: his parents,
grandson, Thomas Wertz,
and 1 sister, Helen.
To sign the online regis-
ter go to www.garrison
thompson.com.