Gene “Jake” Ramsdell

Kenmare, ND, passed

away Saturday, November

24, 2018, in a Minot, ND

hospital.

Gene Jacob Ramsdell

was born on the home-

stead in rural Norma, ND

on October 21, 1933, to

Zina Aaron and Alice

Marie (Jackson) Ramsdell.

He attended Norma Ele-

mentary School and Nor-

ma high School until the

11th grade. At age 17, he

went to Williston, ND to

work in the oil fields.

After that, he went to

Wyoming to work on the

pipeline, followed by

moving to work on the

Alaskan pipeline.

Jake joined the United

States Navy in 1954 and

served 3.5 years on the

USS Glennon. He re-

ceived his GED while in

the Navy. Following his

honorable discharge, he

returned home and

farmed with his father. He

also worked at a bakery in

Williston during this time.

Jake farmed for many

years in the rural Norma

area with his brother Lar-

ry. He retired from farm-

ing and then drove a taxi

cab in Minot for 3 years.

Jake loved to go fishing

with his friends and fami-

ly at Smishek Lake (aka

Jake’s Lake). He loved to

share stories from the past

about the family and his

time in the Navy. This

past summer, he enjoyed

growing pumpkins for his

great-nephew and great-

nieces. Jake was loved for

his kindness and the care

that he showed toward his

family.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Brother, Harlan

(Marie) Ramsdell, OR; sis-

ter, Janet Otten, Minot;

sister-in-law, Carol Jean

Ramsdell, Minot;

nephews, Craig Ramsdell,

Fargo, Gerald M.

Ramsdell, Minot, Lowell

Nelsen, FL, Alan P. Nel-

sen, WA, Philip Ramsdell,

OR, Mark Ramsdell, CO,

Kelly Nelson, WA, David

Otten, AZ, Deral

Ramsdell, ND and

Mathew Ramsdell, MN;

nieces, Cynthia (Edward)

Geyer, ND, Paula Fish,

WA, Laurel Ramsdell,

Minot, Kristi Ramsdell,

Minot, Anne Ramsdell,

AK, Colleen Ward, AZ,

Janice Stanton, MN,

Kimberly Ramsdell, MN

and Lisa Ramsdell, CA;

and several great-nieces

and nephews and great-

great-nieces and nephews.

Jake was preceded in

death by his parents;

brothers, Kenneth Ho-

ward Ramsdell, Gerald

Lloyd Ramsdell, Deral

Leroy Ramsdell, Sr., Den-

ny Bernell Ramsdell, Baby

Boy Ramsdell and Rodney

Dwight Ramsdell; sisters,

Shirley Christine Nelsen

and Janice Kay Ramsdell;

brothers-in-law, Kenneth

Kelson and Joseph Willi-

am Otten; and his

nephews, Steven Michael

Ramsdell and Donald Lee

Ramsdell.

Funeral: Saturday, De-

cember 1, 2018, at 1:00

p.m. at Trinity Lutheran-

Church, rural Kenmare,

ND.

Interment: Trinity Luth-

eran Cemetery, rural Ken-

mare, ND.

Visitation: Friday from

4 to 7 p.m. at Thompson-

Larson Funeral Home,

Kenmare, ND.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).