Jerome Henricks

Henricks, 85, Mohall, died

Friday, June 14, 2019, at a

Mohall nursing home.

He was born Jan. 3,

1934, in Lansford, to Er-

nest and Dorothy

(Richardson) Henricks.

He was raised by his

mother and stepfather,

Ralph Belisle. He gra-

duated from Lansford

High School in 1951 and

from Minot State College

in 1955. As a member of

the men’s basketball team,

he played in the NAIA

Basketball Tournament in

Kansas City. He played in-

dependent and amateur

basketball for several

years. He was named the

most valuable player dur-

ing the 1954 State Ama-

teur Tournament in

Minot. He also played in-

dependent baseball for the

Lansford Blue Devils.

Jerry married Carol

Hoglund on Jan. 21, 1956,

at First Lutheran Church,

Minot. He taught and

coached at Carpio High

School from 1955 to 1957.

He was called into the

U.S. Army in 1957, and

again in 1961. His

daughter, Nancy, was

born in 1958; and his son,

Bruce, was born in 1960.

In 1959, Jerry and Carol

moved to Mohall where

he taught history,

economics, government,

politics and drivers edu-

cation. He also coached

basketball and baseball for

several years. He retired

in 1991 after a 35 year

teaching career.

Jerry was a member of

Zion Lutheran Church,

Mohall, and the George T.

Taylor American Legion

Post #52, Mohall. He en-

joyed hunting, fishing,

basketball and baseball

and gardening. He worked

for area farmers during

his summers off from

school. He was a member

of a trap team at the

Mohall Gun Club and

belonged to Pheasants for

the Future. He was in-

ducted into the Mouse

River Loop Pheasants Hall

of Fame in 2019. He

helped introduce

teenagers to trap shooting

and hunting. Working

with his dogs was his

main joy while hunting.

He enjoyed taking his

children and grandchil-

dren fishing and hunting;

Jerry enjoyed the outdoor

life. After officiating

basketball for many years,

he was inducted into the

North Dakota Officials

Hall of Fame in 1989.

Family: wife of 63

years, Carol Henricks;

daughter, Nancy (Joel)

Sandeen, Hutchinson,

Minn.; son, Bruce (Mar-

garet) Henricks, Leeds,

Ala.; grandchildren, Laura

(Wes) Porter and Katie

Henricks, and Benjamin

and Matthew Sandeen;

great-grandchildren,

Sawyer and Maggie; sis-

ter, Myrna Witty, Fargo;

brothers, Robert (Edna)

Belisle, Lansford, Richard

(Linda) Belisle, Bismarck,

Jim (Joyce) Henricks,

Bismarck; sister-in-law

Beverly Skinner and

several nieces, nephews

and cousins.

Jerry was preceded in

death by: his parents;

sister-in-law, Marlys Dav-

ick; and brothers-in-law,

Don Davick, Vernon Mill-

er and Merlyn “Bud” Wit-

ty.

Funeral: 2 p.m., Fri-

day, June 21, 2019, at

Zion Lutheran Church,

Mohall.

Sharing of Memories

Service: 11 a.m., Friday,

at the church.

(Brose Funeral Home,

Mohall)