Wesley Pepple

Wesley Pepple, 82, rur-

al Kief, passed away Sa-

turday, June 22, 2019 at

the Trinity Medical

Center in Minot.

Wesley Ray Pepple, son

of Ruben and Rose (Mar-

tin) Pepple, was born

April 8, 1937 in

Anamoose. He was raised

and educated in the Kief

area and began farming

with his father at an early

age.

On June 15, 1958, Wes-

ley was united in mar-

riage to Alice Haux in

McClusky. They made

their home on the Pepple

farm where he lived his

entire life. Alice passed

away on August 26, 2005.

Farming was Wesley’s

passion and he continued

to farm as long as he was

able; but most of all, Wes-

ley loved and cherished

his wife, children and

grandchildren.

He is survived by: his

children, Wesley (Kathy)

Pepple of Williston and

Cindy (Bill) Bechtold of

Velva; grandsons, Aaron

and Nathan Pepple; spe-

cial great-grandson, Bris-

tol; and his faithful dog,

Buddy.

Wesley was preceded

in death by: his wife, Al-

ice; his parents; and

son-in-law, Gregory

Hunter.

Funeral: Thursday,

June 27, at11:00 A.M. at

Trinity Lutheran Church

in Drake.

Visitation: Wednesday,

from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. at

Nelson Funeral Home in

Drake.

Burial: Kief Cemetery

in Kief, ND.

Online condolences

may be shared at nelson-

funeral homesnd.com