David Foss

Minot, ND, formerly of

Tioga and Dickinson, died

Thursday, March 30,

2017, in a Minot hospital.

His funeral service will

be Tuesday, April 4, 2017,

at 11 a.m. at First Luth-

eran Church, Tioga.

Friends may sign a

memorial register Mon-

day, April 3, from 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. in Springan Fun-

eral Home, Stanley. There

will not be visitation at

the funeral home or prior

to the service at the

church. A family service

will be Monday, April 3 at

6:30 p.m. at First Luth-

eran Church, Tioga.

David Alan Foss was

born June 4, 1953, in

Williston, to Bennie and

Evelyn (Olson) Foss. Da-

vid grew up on the family

farm south of Ray, ND.

He attended school in Ray

and graduated from Ray

High School in 1970.

After high school, David

attended UND-Williston

and graduated with his

Associate’s Degree. On

July 13, 1974, David was

united in marriage to Dia-

na (Tranby) Foss. From

this union, two children

were born, Nicholas and

Britta.

During his career David

performed many jobs in

many roles. He started

out farming with his fa-

ther and soon went to the

oilfield. He was a valued

employee and enjoyed

working and visiting with

clients. Through this he

formed many life-long

friendships.

David was an avid

sports fan, enjoying

basketball, baseball, soft-

ball and football. He was

a big fan of the Minnesota

Vikings and the Minneso-ta Twins. David was also

involved in softball for

many years and played

through the Old Pros. He

enjoyed taking drives and

listening to music of all

genres. He was always

smiling and loved to

laugh.

He was always famous

for his popcorn. It came

to be known as

“Papacorn” and was al-

ways in high demand,

especially from his grand-

daughters, who adored

their Papa.

David is survived by

his wife of 42 years, Dia-

na, of Minot, ND; son, Ni-

cholas (Alissa) Foss of

Tioga, ND; daughter, Brit-

ta (Travis) Enget of Tioga,

ND; grandchildren, Ash-

lyn Foss and Ansley and

Elena Enget of Tioga, ND;

a beloved part of our fami-

ly, Don, Kristy, Dalton

(Kylie and Harley) and

Dantae Knudson of Tioga,

ND; brother-in-law, Don

Pederson of Ray, ND;

sisters-in-law Marlene

Foss of Ray, ND, Debra

Bahri and Denese (Sid)

Belzer of Minot, ND; as

well as two aunts, one un-

cle, and several nieces

and nephews and cousins.

David was preceded in

death by his father, Ben-

nie; mother, Evelyn;

brothers, Ronald and Ar-

den; sister, Donna Peder-

son; mother-in-law, La-

Donna Tranby; and

father-in-law, Dwayne

Tranby.

Online condolences

may be shared at

www.springanfuneral

home.com