Ronald (Pug) G. Ostby

Funeral services for

Ronald Ostby, 81, of Dic-

kinson, will be held 9:30

a.m., Monday, December

17, 2018 at St. John Luth-

eran Church, Dickinson,

with Pastor Lisa Lewton

and Pastor Joe Natwick of-

ficiating. Military Rites

will be presented by the

Dickinson American Le-

gion Post #3 Honor

Guard. Burial will take

place at the North Dakota

Veterans Cemetery, Man-

dan.

Visitation for Ron will

be from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00

p.m., Sunday, December

16, 2018 at Stevenson

Funeral Home with a

prayer service taking

place at 4:00 p.m.

Ron passed from this

life Monday, December

10, 2018 at CHI St. Alex-

ius Health, Bismarck.

Ronald Gordon Ostby

was born April 25, 1937

in Douglas, ND, the son of

Carl and Lillian (Meyer)

Ostby. He grew up in

Douglas where he attend-

ed Douglas Public

Schools; graduating from

Douglas High School.

Ron then enlisted in the

United States Army and

served his country for

three years. After being

honorably discharged,

Ron worked for Douglas

Aircraft in California be-

fore returning to Douglas,

ND. He began working for

Douglas Farmers Elevator

and was promoted to

Manager. It was during

this time that he met

Helen Hagen. The two

were united in marriage

on October 28, 1962 at

Trinity Lutheran Church

in Douglas.

Ron and Helen were

blessed with two

daughters: Heidi and

Hope. Together, the fami-

ly made their home in

Douglas before moving to

Parshall in 1969. Ron

managed the Parshall

Farmers Union Elevator

until 1979, when the fam-

ily moved to Dickinson

where Ron began his

career as Fieldman for

Farmers Union GTA. Ron

continued to work in the

grain industry; Harvest

States/SW Grain until his

retirement in 2002. Ron

and Helen have made Dic-

kinson their home to this

day.

Ron was a perpetual

teacher and never missed

an opportunity to instruct

others. Prior to losing his

sight, he loved spending

time in the outdoors hunt-

ing, fishing, gardening,

training hunting dogs, re-

loading ammunition, pis-

tol target shooting, ar-

chery, playing cards, etc.

After the loss of his sight,

he became an avid collec-tor of Coleman Lanterns

amassing a large private

collection and continued

gardening. While in Doug-

las he served on his

church board and was a

Hunter Safety Instructor.

In Parshall, he served on

both Church and School

Boards. Ron was a

member of the Dickinson

Roughrider Archery Club

and the Dickinson

Chamber Ag Committee.

His interest and refurbish-ment of Coleman Lanterns

led him to become a

member of the Interna-

tional Coleman Collectors

Club. Ron’s life was spent

being a moral compass, a

leader, a teacher, a posi-

tive role model and in the

service and support of

others. He treasured the

time spent with family

and friends and thorough-

ly enjoyed spreading his

unique sense of humor to

all he came in contact

with.

Ron is survived by his

wife, Helen; daughters,

Heidi (Jeff) Meduna of

Dickinson and Hope

(Lars) Lyngaas of Britton,

SD; six grandchildren,

Brandon (Alexia) Eslinger,

Elliot (Dinah) Eslinger,

Lillie Meduna, Zachary

(Kendra) Lyngaas, Jacob

(Brooke Christopherson)

Lyngaas, and Isaac Lyn-

gaas; five great-grand-

children, Jasper, Rune,

Ronin, Chloe, and Ethan;

brothers, Richard (Kay)

Ostby of ND, Roger (Betty)

Ostby of ND, Rodney Ost-

by of ND; sisters, Mer-

cedes Ostby of WA, and

AlJean (Will) Brule of TX;

and numerous nieces and

nephews.

He was preceded in

death by his parents, Carl

and Lillian Ostby; si-

blings, Robert, Yvonne,

Aretha, Lorraine, Arlene,

and Duane.

Remembrances and

condolences may be

shared with the family at

www.stevensonfuneral

home.com. Memorials

may be given in Ron’s

name to Badlands Minis-

try or a charitable organi-

zation of your choice.

Stevenson Funeral

Home & Crematory, Dic-

kinson.