Sherman Welstad

Minot, passed away

peacefully with family

members present on

Wednesday, Nov. 25,

2015, at Trinity Homes in

Minot.

Sherman Welstad was

born Feb. 4, 1916, the

son of Hans and Mabel

(Borreson) Welstad, in

Bottineau County, near

Russell. He was raised on

the family farm and edu-

cated at Pratt Township

Country School, where

he completed the eighth

grade in six years. Sher-

man graduated from

Russell High School in

1932 at the age of 16.

Sherman then furthered

his education by attend-

ing college at Bottineau

and later at the University

of Washington for a time.

He came home to farm

and bought his first piece

of land in Deep River

Township in 1938. Sher-

man later sold that land

and in 1943 purchased a

farm in Pratt Township

where the home farm is

located.

Sherman was united in

marriage to Violet D.

Glinz on Jan. 15, 1943.

He worked with the

Mouse River Soil Conser-

vation District and plant-

ed many shelter belts on

his land. He was award-

ed the Soil Conservation

Award in 1960. He had

always been interested in

new farming methods

and was often the first in

the area to put them to

practice. He was also

mechanically inclined.

His favorite hobby was to

work in his shop. Violet

passed away Sept. 6,

1993.

He was a member of St.

Olaf and Bethlehem Lu-

theran churches where he

held several offices. He

was also a member of St.

Mark’s Lutheran Church

in Minot and St. Luke’s

Lutheran Church in

Mesa, Ariz. He was cur-

rently a member of Our

Savior Lutheran Church

in Minot. He was on the

Upham Elevator Board,

FHA Board, Farmers Un-

ion Oil Company Board

at Newburg and the Agri-

cultural Improvement As-

sociation where he was

one of the first directors

in forming the associa-

tion.

Surviving family in-

cludes: children, Glenn

(Donna) Welstad, Post

Falls, Idaho, Tom (Lee-

Ann) Welstad, Bedford,

Wyo., Shirley (Myron)

Thompson, Minot, Blaine

(Marlene) Welstad, New-

burg, and Mary (Pat) Hol-

brook, Stillwater, Minn.;

14 grandchildren; 40

great-grandchildren; four

great-great-grandchildren;

brother, Roy (Yvonne)

Welstad, Sublimity, Ore.;

and numerous nieces and

nephews.

Sherman was preced-

ed in death by: his

parents; wife, Violet; sis-

ter, Ilene Buchholz;

brothers, Harold and

Lloyd; great-grandson,

Karson Welstad; great-

granddaughter, Jessica

Welstad.

Funeral: 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 2, at

Our Savior Lutheran

Church, Minot.

Interment: Sunset Me-

morial Gardens, Minot.

Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m.

today, Tuesday, Dec. 1, at

Thompson-Larson Fu-

neral Home, Minot.

Memorials: In lieu of

flowers, memorials are

preferred to Our Savior

Lutheran Church, Minot,

for the Children’s Minis-

try.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.thomp-sonlarson.com).