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Joseph H. Kaylor

Jan. 8, 1930 – Oct. 30, 2018

Joseph H. Kaylor, 88,

Bantry, ND died Tuesday,

October 30, 2018, in a

Garrison nursing home.

Joseph was born Janu-

ary 8, 1930, in Walker,

Minnesota to James and

Helen (Gruber) Kaylor. He

spent his childhood in

Simcoe, ND with his

grandparents and received

his education at North

Prairie School.

Joseph was drafted into

the US Army and entered

active duty on October 17,

1951. He served during

the Korean War and was

engaged in combat along-

side fellow soldiers, Lefty

Keller, Don Waltzer and

Al Jundt. He was accord-

ed the Korean Service

Medal with a Bronze Star

and was a Purple Heart

Recipient. Joe was honor-

ably discharged from mili-

tary service from Ft. Riley,

Kansas on July 16, 1953.

Joseph was united in

marriage to Betty Jane

Kaylor on July 14, 1956 at

St. Leo’s Catholic Church

in Minot. The couple

moved nine miles west of

Bantry to the Harrington

Ranch, residing there for

five years. In 1961, Joe

and Betty moved into

Bantry and were blessed

to raise a family of six

children in their home.

The Kaylor home always

had an open-door wel-

coming friends and fami-

ly. Betty Jane passed away

September 4, 2017.

Joseph was employed at

the Minot AFB in the

housing maintenance unit

for 10+years. He was the

custodian at McHenry

County courthouse in

Towner and in between

his full-time jobs he paint-

ed, wallpapered, shingled

and played at many music

events. In the 1970s, Joe

started Joe’s Pumping Ser-

vice. He served in McHen-

ry county and the sur-

rounding areas for 40

years working until the

age of 86.

Joe was a member of the

Catholic faith, Upham

American Legion Post

#269 and a lifetime

member of the VFW in

Towner. He was a talent-

ed musician who played

many “gigs” in the area

ranging from bars to the

nursing home and every-

thing in between. He

loved bingo, pull tabs and

was known to visit the

casino from time to time.

Joe’s story telling ability

was second to no person

on this earth and he

seemed to be able to joke

with everyone. He will be

missed most by all who

called him dad, grandpa,

brother, uncle or friend.

The family wishes to ex-

tend their sincere thank

you to the staff of the

Benedictine Living Center

in Garrison for the care

and concern given to Joe

while he completed his

journey on this earth.

Joseph’s surviving fam-

ily includes his children,

Gary (Carolee) Kaylor, Up-

ham, Virgil (Susan) Kay-

lor, Granville, Tim (Dean-

na) Kaylor, Minot, Eliza-

beth (Cory) Bercier, Bot-

tineau, Jonathan Kaylor,

Bantry and Sarah Kaylor,

Bantry; grandchildren,

Amy Kaylor, Becky Kay-

lor, James Kaylor, Kylie

(Britt) O’Neal, Kaycee

Kaylor, Kyler Kaylor,

Claudette (Ken) Mitz,

Bobbi (Jeremiah)

Kuhnhenn, Fallon

Opstedal, Kyle Opstedal,

Lindsey (Kouadjo) Bini,

Matthew Huwe and An-

drew Huwe; great-grand-

children, Tripp Kaylor,

Chaysin O’Neal, Teal

O’Neal, Brooke Bailey,

Destin Mitz, Brock Bailey,

Jersey Mitz, Blair

Kuhnhenn, Kelsy

Prellwitz, Madison

Prellwitz, Nova Rosecky;

sisters, Kathy Kantor,

Cape Coral, FL; brothers,

Steve (Connie) Kaylor,

Walker, MN and Ronnie

(Carolyn) Kaylor, Coon

Rapids, MN along with

numerous nieces and

nephews.

Joseph was preceded in

death by his parents,

wife, Betty, sister,

Dorothy Tatro and broth-

ers, Richard, Robert and

John Kaylor.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: 1:00 p.m. Saturday,

November 3, 2018, at St.

Cecilia’s Catholic Church

in Towner, ND

Interment: Bantry Un-

ion Cemetery, Bantry, ND

at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, No-

vember 3, 2018, with fel-

lowship and lunch to fol-

low at the Upham Ameri-

can Legion Hall in Up-

ham.

Visitation: Friday, No-

vember 2, 2018 from 4:00

p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at St.

Cecilia’s Catholic Church

in Towner.

Memorials are preferred

to the Bantry Union

Cemetery, PO Box 502 –

Towner, ND 58788.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com