Donald Ranum
March 13, 1945-May 11, 2019
Donald Lawrence Ra-
num, 74, of Bismarck,
born March 13, 1945 in
Stanley, ND to Oral & Bar-
bara (Austad) Ranum. He
married Roberta Baker on
September 13, 1975 in
Parshall, ND. From this
union were three children
Gerald “Jerry”, Brandi and
Tessa. On May 11, 2019
he passed away in his
home, surrounded by his
family.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:00 a.m. Thurs-
day, May 16, at Century
Baptist Church, 205 Colt
Ave., Bismarck.
Visitation for friends
and family will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednes-
day, May 15, at Parkway
Funeral Service, 2330
Tyler Parkway, Bismarck,
where a prayer service
will begin at 7:00 pm. Don
will be laid to rest at 1
p.m. Thursday, at the
North Dakota Veterans
Cemetery, Mandan.
Don is survived by: his
wife, Roberta, children:
Gerald “Jerry” (Angela)
Ranum, Fargo, Brandi Ra-
num Chaput and Tessa
(Mark) Knudson of
Bismarck; grandchildren:
Amelia, Jakob and Klay
Knudson, Bismarck, and
Connor and Noah Ranum,
Fargo; siblings: Gerald
“Jerry” (Tammy) Ranum,
Coleharbor, Kenneth
“Kenny” (Donna) Ranum,
Stanley, Ruth (Robert
“Hod”) Hysjulien, Stanley,
Myron (Kim) Ranum,
Bismarck, and Marlin
“Marly” (Cindy) Ranum,
Stanley.
Don was preceded in
death by: a grandchild,
his parents: Barbara and
Oral Ranum,
parents-in-law: Everette
and Thelma Baker.
Go to
www.parkwayfuneral.com
to share memories of Don
and sign the online guest-
book.