Larry Spilde

ND, passed away Sunday,

November 4, 2018, in a

Minot care center.

Larry Allan Spilde was

born October 9, 1939, the

son of Chauncy and

Theresa (Hage) Spilde, on

the family farm in North

Prairie Township, Gran-

ville, ND. He attended a

rural school house, and

later, grade school in Vel-

va, ND. He graduated

from Velva High School

in 1957.

Larry began working for

the VA Hospital and Re-

gional Office Center in Ft.

Harrison, MT on July 1,

1957. In December of

1958, he transferred to the

VA Hospital in Minot. In

June of 1959, Larry

transferred to the VA Hos-

pital in Los Angeles, CA,

and later to Long Beach,

CA in November of 1959.

Larry enlisted in the

United States Air Force

on March 12, 1962. He

was Airmen of the Month

in March of 1963. He

proudly served his coun-

try until being honorably

discharged on March 4,

1966.

Larry returned to Long

Beach following his

discharge. He resigned in

August of 1968 and re-

turned to ND, where he

attended Valley City State

University, graduating

with a BS Degree in May

of 1971. In July of 1971 he

was hired at the VA Hos-

pital in Albuquerque, NM,

where he was promoted to

Assistance Chief of Sup-

ply Service in July of

1972.

Larry worked at the VA

Hospital in Kerrville, TX

until February of 1974,

when he was promoted to

Assistant Chief Supply in

Omaha, NE. He would

later be promoted at the

VA Hospitals in Grand Is-

land, NE, White River

Junction, VT and again in

Omaha, NE. Larry re-

ceived many Superior

Performance Awards dur-

ing his years with the VA

Medical Centers. He re-

tired on June 3, 1994 and

returned to Minot in Oc-

tober of that year.

Larry was a life member

of the Minot American Le-

gion, Post 26, the Vietnam

Veterans of America and

also the Disabled Ameri-

can Veterans of Omaha,

NE. He was a former

member of both the Elks

and Eagles Clubs.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Sister, Lillian

Hammer, Kalispell, MT;

brother, Warren (Carol)

Spilde, Towner; nieces

and nephews, Audrey

(Adrian) Valli, Rocky

Mountain House, Alberta,

Kathy (Lance) Junjar, Kal-

ispell, MT, Greg (Karen)

Hammer, Millington, TN,

Wendy (Dave) Ellingson,

Minot and Dr. Troy (Mar-

go) Spilde, Springfield,

MO; and numerous

cousins, great and

great-great-nieces and

nephews.

Larry was preceded in

death by his parents and

his brother-in-law, Jerry

Hammer.

Funeral: Wednesday,

November 7, 2018, at 3:00

p.m. at Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home, Minot,

ND.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot,

ND.

Visitation: There will be

no reviewal, but friends

are invited to sign a guest

register book an hour be-

fore the funeral service.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).