Clarence Tryhus

Clarence “Red” Louis

Tryhus, 86, rural Minot,

died Wednesday, June 19,

2019, unexpectedly at his

residence.

Clarence was born July

8, 1932, in Minot, North

Dakota, to Oscar and

Anna (Pederson) Tryhus.

He was raised and educat-ed in Minot. He entered

into active duty service

with the U.S. Army in

January of 1953 and

honorably served his

country during the Korean

War until December of

1954. Upon receiving his

discharge, he returned to

North Dakota.

Clarence was united in

marriage to Margaret

“Marge” Bertsch on April

7, 1956, in Minot. They

made their home

southeast of Minot, where

they raised their three

children. Over the years,

Red was employed in the

construction industry

working for a number of

companies in North Dako-

ta. Some of which includ-ed Bober Construction,

Sherwood Construction,

and later Bechtold Paving

of Minot, where he retired

in 1995.

Clarence was a member

of the Moose Lodge,

American Legion Post

#26, Veterans of Foreign

War Post #753 and the

Minot Eagles Aerie. He

enjoyed fishing, wood-

working, metal working,

doing yard work, along

with restoring old tractors

and cars. He also enjoyed

attending Maecey’s bas-

ketball games, sharing his

popcorn with his best

friend Jayco (his bird) and

lunch on Wednesdays at

the Moose with his

friends and relatives. He

had a heart of gold and

was always lending a

helping hand, no matter

the job!

His loving family in-

cludes: children, LaDawn

Tuck, Bismarck, LuAnn

(Peter Yung) Tryhus,

Surrey, ND and Clarey

(Judy) Tryhus, Minot; 3

grandchildren to include:

Kristin McKibbin, An-

drew (Janna) Tuck and

Ryan (Tonya) Olander;

great-grandchildren to in-

clude: Maecey McKibbin,

Catherine & Joseph Tuck;

Mercedes and Josie

Olander; siblings, Bud

Tryhus, Darlene Peters,

and Ardis (Bob) Markle,

all of Minot; half-sisters,

Sandra (Sam) Speerstra,

Great Falls, MT, and Lin-

da Krupa, Hemet, CA; a

number of nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Clarence was preceded

in death by his parents;

wife of 53 years, Marge;

and sister Eleanor Allard

and twin sister Clara

Hunter.

Liturgy of the Word

Service: Tuesday, June

25, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. in

Our Lady of Grace Cathol-

ic Church, Minot.

Vigil Prayer Service:

Monday, June 24, 2019, at

7:00 p.m. in Thomas Fam-

ily Funeral Home, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Monday

from 3:00-6:00 p.m. in

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

In lieu of flowers and

plants memorials are pre-

ferred to the Cancer Care

Center of Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories are

invited to use the expres-

sions of sympathy section

at (www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com).