Rodney Iverson
Rodney W. Iverson, 70,
passed away Tuesday,
Oct. 13, 2015, after an ac-
cident in his home in
Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Rod was born April 7,
1945, to Ingvard and
Esther Iverson, in Ken-
mare. He initially attend-
ed country school and
later transferred to Ken-
mare High School, gra-
duating in 1963. After at-
tending Wahpeton School
of Science, he served his
country by joining the
Air Force. Upon complet-
ing his military service,
Rod returned home and
shortly thereafter met his
sweetheart for life, Linda
Wittmayer. They spent 45
years together investing
nearly 30 of those years
proudly farming. Rod
and Linda later moved to
Bismarck where Rod ap-
preciated his years work-
ing as a hot shot driver
for Petroleum Services
Inc. In recent years, Rod
and Linda were able to
winter in Lake Havasu
City, enjoying time to-
gether with family and
friends.
Rod shared a special
love with his wife, Linda,
who has always said he
was the only guy for her.
He felt blessed to have
had his two daughters,
three grandchildren and
son-in-law in his life. He
made friends wherever he
went with buddies from
coffee groups, motorcycle
outings, golfing and fish-
ing. He treasured his
friendships, old and
new. He was a guy who
loved action and was al-
ways out and about with
a cheerful greeting and
time for people. Rod also
cherished his Wittmayer
family of brothers, Larry
and Richard, and sisters,
Diane and Joanne, along
with their families. He
was a hard-working,
honest person who was a
good example of someone
who put as much joy in
living as he could. His
wonderful laugh, twin-
kling eyes, and big hugs
will be missed dearly.
Among the many who
will miss Rod are: his
wife, Linda; daughter,
Lori and her children,
McKayla, Koltyn and
Kaedyn; daughter, Rhon-
da and husband, Corey;
brother, Larry and wife,
Marlyss and family;
brother, Richard and
Rhonda and family; sis-
ter, Diane and husband,
Joe; and sister, Joanne
and husband, Steve.
Funeral services will
be: 11 a.m. Friday, Oct.
23, at Charity Lutheran
Church in Bismarck.
Burial will be: 2 p.m.
Friday at the North Dako-
ta Veterans Cemetery,
south of Mandan.
Visitation will be: one
hour prior to the service
at the church.
Memorials: The family
suggests that in lieu of
flowers memorials be
made to the Wounded
Warrior Project.
Eastgate/Parkway Fu-
neral & Cremation Ser-
vice, Bismarck, is entrust-
ed with arrangements.
Go to www.eastgatefu-neral.com to share
memories of Rod and to
sign the online guest-
book.