Sheldon Ray Haner

Sheldon Ray Haner, 56,

South Prairie, died Mon-

day, May 6, 2019 at his

home.

Sheldon was born Sep-

tember 12, 1962 in Minot,

North Dakota. He was

raised on the family farm

near Douglas and attend-

ed the Douglas school

through the 2nd grade un-

til it was closed. He con-

tinued his education at

Max Public School, gra-

duating there in 1980. He

received an Associates Ag

degree from UND Willis-

ton in 1982.

Sheldon is remembered

in love. We proudly cele-

brate the life of our

beloved husband, father,

Poppy and brother. As

we do so, we remember

that his greatest pride was

his beautiful marriage to

his beloved wife of nearly

35 years, Joni. They were

united in marriage on

June 22, 1984 at Max. His

proudest accomplish-

ments were his three chil-

dren, the lives they

developed, and their grit

and determination. He

often spoke of their

successes, the soul mates

they each chose as their

own and the way they are

fulfilling their destinies.

Nothing brought a bigger

smile to his face than his

grandkids. He lived his

life to bring happiness to

each of his family

members. He was an insti-

gator and loved to tease

and make others laugh.

Sheldon was a man of

faith, with a gift of gab

and a side of sarcasm. He

was often times the voice

of reason and was patient

and always forgiving. He

had a deep love of the

land and was always pur-

suing his dream of farm-

ing and ranching. He was

proud to continue the

family tradition on his

Grandpa Carl Almy’s

homestead. We liked to

tease Dad about whether

Grandpa Carl would ap-

prove of his choices.

With his first love in

life being his cattle, he

liked to tease Joni about

their “damn horses,” how-

ever he loved watching

his kids develop their first

love with animals. He

lived vicariously through

each one of his kids start-

ing with 4-H, FFA and

their continued interests.

He was always proud of

their accomplishments in

4-H, having gone to two

national judging competi-tions. He served as the

clerk of Gasmann Town-

ship for twenty years. His

favorite winter past time

was shooting league pool,

which he participated in

for over twenty five years.

Even though our hearts

are breaking, we will al-

ways remember his dee-

ply devoted, unselfish,

endless love. His legacy

will live on in those he

touched throughout the

years.

His loving family in-

cludes: wife, Joni Haner;

children, Lindsey (James)

Johnson, Rural Minot;

Drew (Bethany ) Haner,

Rural Minot and Megan

(Matthew) Enget, Rural

Minot; grandchildren,

Olivia, Ethan and Avery

Johnson; Natalie & Trevor

Haner and Brekynn Enget;

parents, Arden and Judith

Haner, Douglas, ND; sis-

ters, Lisa (Jeff) Krueger,

Max, Anita (David) Rie-

mer, Douglas and a broth-

er, Trent (Casey) Haner.

Sheldon was preceded

in death by: his maternal

grandparents, Carl and

Agnes Almy and his

paternal grandparents,

Harold & Anna Haner.

Celebration of Life ser-

vice: Monday, May 13,

2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Zion

Lutheran Church, Minot.

Visitation: At the re-

quest of family, there will

not be a reviewal, howev-

er friends may sign a

memorial register book on

Sunday, May 12th from

Noon-2:00 p.m. in the

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Memorials: In lieu of

flowers or plants, memori-als are preferred to St

Jude Children’s Hospital

or the Twilight Equine

Center.

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories are

invited to use the expres-

sions of sympathy section

at (www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com)