Harold M. Holte

Grand Forks, died

Wednesday, April 17,

2019 at Altru Hospital in

Grand Forks.

Harold was born on De-

cember 24, 1922 in Vol-

taire, ND to Melvin and

Ruth (Chilson) Holte. He

grew up in Voltaire and

graduated from high

school in 1940. He attend-ed college at Minot State

and North Dakota State

University, Fargo, ND.

On July 17, 1944 he

married Vergil Nelson in

Springfield, MO. They

raised 5 children and after

54 years of marriage Ver-

gil passed away in 1998.

He then married Dorothy

Anderson on Sept 11,

1999. After 17 years

Dorothy passed away in

2017.

Harold was employed

and retired from First

Bank, Grand Forks; Mer-

chants Bank in Rugby,

ND; and ND Ag Mediation

Services in Eastern North

Dakota.

He enjoyed playing in

various bands, walking

and dancing, traveling

and spending winters in

Texas. He was a member

of many service clubs in

the Grand Forks and Rug-

by area.

He is survived by his

children, Russ (Becky),

West Fargo, Carolyn (Ray-

mond) Toppass, Frank-

fort, KY, and Janet (Dale)

Kopecky, Crookston, MN;

9 grandchildren and 16

great-grandchildren; si-

blings, DeLores Ust and

Lois Irwin, Valley City,

Marjorie Larson, Ken-

mare, and Audrey (Ho-

ward) Lahlum, Marion;

stepchildren, Greg (San-

dy) Anderson, Andover,

MN, Floyd Anderson, Lar-

imore, Mark (Peggy)

Anderson, Bismarck, Nan-

cy (Bill) Faber, Tyler, TX,

Donna (Norm) Koning,

Hastings, MN, Jo Ander-

son, West Fargo, along

with many nieces and

nephews.

Harold was preceded

in death by his parents;

brother, Richard; his first

wife, Vergil; his second

wife, Dorothy; sons, Gre-

gory and Craig; and step-

daughter, Ginny Holland.

Visitation will be

Thursday, April 25 from 5

to 7, with a Prayer Service

at 7 pm at Amundson

Funeral Home, 2975

South 42nd St, Grand

Forks, ND.

The funeral will be Fri-

day, April 26 at 11:00 am

with visitation one hour

prior to the service at Cal-

vary Lutheran Church,

1405 South 9th Street,

Grand Forks, ND. Inurn-

ment will be at Memorial

Park South Cemetery,

Grand Forks, following

the service.

A guestbook may be

signed or viewed at

www.amundsonfuneral

home.com.