William Siebert
William Bernard “Bill”
Siebert, 91, Minot, died
Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, in
his home.
William was born April
29, 1924, on a farm near
Greene to William and
Louise (Wanner) Siebert.
He was reared on a farm
in Roosevelt Township of
Renville County near
Greene and was educated
at rural schools in the
area prior to graduating
from Kenmare High
School in 1941. During
high school, Bill was the
North Dakota FFA state
crop judging champion.
He attended North Dakota
State University for one
year but preferred farm-
ing. He received a two-
year deferral from military
service for farming rea-
sons prior to being drafted
into the U.S. Army Feb.
27, 1945, at Fort Snelling,
Minn. He served with the
56th Medical Corps in the
Philippines and Korea
and received the Army of
Occupation Medal (Jap-
an), Good Conduct Medal,
Victory Medal and Asiatic
Pacific Service Medal pri-
or to his honorable dis-
charge Dec. 18, 1946, at
Fort Lewis, Wash. Fol-
lowing his honorable dis-
charge he returned to the
family farm where he as-
sisted his family with the
operation of the farm.
Bill married Florence
“Flossie” Johnson Dec. 30,
1950, in Bowbells. They
made their home in
Bowbells for a short time
prior to moving to Minot
where he was employed
as a grain sampler for
Minot Grain Inspection
Company for 10 years and
as a construction worker
at Minot area missile sites
for two years. He began
his career with the U.S.
Postal Service in 1964 as a
postal clerk and contin-
ued in that capacity until
he retired in 1986. Flossie
died June 20, 2002. Willi-
am continued to make his
home at 210 10th St. NW
until his home was heavi-
ly damaged in the 2011
flood. He moved to South
Hill and most recently
was a resident of Edge-
wood Vista.
Bill was a founding
member of Little Flower
Catholic Church and a life
member of the VFW. Also,
he was a member of the
American Legion, Nation-al Association of Retired
Federal Employees,
Moose Lodge, Hockey
Boosters, Holy Name So-
ciety and AARP where he
was a past president of
Chapter 522. Bill especial-ly enjoyed visiting
friends, hockey games,
traveling and long talks
with Flossie after work.
Bill always said there was
no finer place in the
world than North Dakota
in June and greatly loved
his native state.
Bill’s loving family in-
cludes: his longtime com-
panion, Marie Levadney,
of Minot; children, Bill
Siebert of Grand Forks,
Patricia Siebert (John An-
derson) of Minneapolis
and Tracy (Kevin) Pagliu-
ca of Hermantown, Minn.;
grandchildren, Jessamyn,
Christopher, Connor,
Blake and Tess; great-
grandchildren, Orion and
Lucas; the family of Marie
Levadney; and many niec-
es and nephews.
Bill was preceded in
death by: his parents;
wife; son, John; sisters,
Katherine Schoemer, Ber-
tha Essler, Ruth Erdman,
Irene Hedlin, Alice Hal-
vorson and Luella Arm-
strong; and brothers, Les-
ter and Louis.
Bill’s family members
also wish to express their
heartfelt gratitude and
thanks to the staff of Edge-
wood Vista and to the
Trinity Hospice program
for their compassion and
tender care of Bill as he
was dying.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: 1 p.m. Saturday,
March 5, in Little Flower
Catholic Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill Me-
morial Park, Minot.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday in Thomas Family
Funeral Home, Minot.
Memorials are pre-
ferred: to the Souris Val-
ley Animal Shelter or the
donor’s choice.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories and
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