Alois “Al” Ness
Feb. 14, 1930 - Nov. 3, 2018
Alois “Al” Ness, 88,
Minot, died Saturday, No-
vember 3, 2018 in a Minot
Hospital.
Al was born February
14, 1930 at Minot, North
Dakota, the son of Fred
and Grace Ness. He was
raised and educated at
Minot and graduated from
Minot High School in
1948.
Al was united in mar-
riage to E. Delores “Dode”
Rearick on December 18,
1948 in Minot. They made
their home in Minot,
where Al received special-ized Electrical training at
Holmes Electric.
Throughout the years, he
was employed with
Holmes Electric and later
with Northwestern Elec-
tric. Together they raised
two children, Connie and
Richard.
After retiring, Al and
Dode enjoyed spending
winters in Mesa, AZ. He
enjoyed snowmobiling,
playing cards and spend-
ing time with grandchil-
dren and great-grand-
children. Dode died
February 10, 2003.
His loving family in-
cludes, daughter, Connie
(Erick) Thompson, Gran-
ville, ND, son, Richard
(Kathy) Ness, Fargo, ND;
special friend and com-
panion Marianne Ryan, 6
grandchildren & 17 great-
grandchildren; several
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Al was preceded in
death by his parents, wife
of 55 years, Delores,
brother, Orville Ness and
sister-in-law, Dorothy
Ness.
Funeral service: Friday,
November 9, 2018 at
11:00 a.m. in St. Mark’s
Lutheran Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: Thursday,
November 8th from
3:00-6:00 p.m. in Thomas
Family Funeral Home,
Minot.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories are
invited to use the expres-
sions of sympathy section
at (www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com).