Charles “Red” McConn

Charles L. “Red”

McConn, 91, 501 E. Front

Street #4, Larimore, ND,

formerly of Minot, ND,

passed away Wednesday,

May 1, 2019, at the North-

wood Deaconess Hospital,

Northwood, ND, sur-

rounded by his loving

family.

Charles LeRoy “Red”

McConn was born April

12, 1928 to Roy and Anna

(Brandon) McConn. He at-

tended Roosevelt Elemen-tary and Minot High

School. He started work-

ing on the Great Northern

Railway in 1944.

Red entered the United

States Navy on February

2, 1946 and served aboard

the USS Piedmont, AD17.

He was stationed at Yoko-

suka, Japan and Tsingtao,

China until his honorable

discharge on December 2,

1947 in San Diego, CA. He

served in the Naval

Reserve for 5 years.

Red returned to the

Great Northern Railway,

retiring on April 30, 1990

following 46 years of ser-

vice.

Red married Mable B.

Narum on June 1, 1952 at

Bethany Lutheran Church

in Minot. They enjoyed

many outdoor activities

and were members of

Zion Lutheran Church of

Minot. Red was a member

of numerous hunting and

fishing clubs and organi-

zations. He was also leg-

islatively active in pro-

moting the benefits of

hunting and fishing. He

belonged to the VFW

Club, National Associa-

tion of Retired and

Veteran Railroad Employ-ees, 515 Club and the

Minot High Class of ’46.

A special thank you to

all of the staff at the

Northwood Deaconess

Hospital and Larimore

Good Samaritan Home.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Daughter, Nancy

(Steve) Burke; grandson,

Erik (Keely) Burke;

great-grandsons, Jameson

and Took; and a number

of nieces and nephews.

Red was preceded in

death by: his parents;

wife; and brothers and sis-

ters.

Funeral: Monday, May

6, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at

Zion Lutheran Church,

Minot, ND.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot,

ND.

Coffee, Cookies and

Doughnuts with Red: One

hour prior to the service

at the church.

Memorials: In lieu of

flowers and plants,

memorials are preferred

to Zion Lutheran Church

or the charity of the

donor’s choice.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).