Alvin “Butch” Carow
Jan. 20, 1951 - Jul. 12, 2019
Alvin “Butch” Carow,
68, of Burlington, ND died
peacefully Friday, July 12,
2019 at his residence with
family at his side.
Butch Carow was born
January 20, 1951 in
Jamestown, ND the son of
Alvin Carow Sr. and Car-
roll Iverson. He was
raised in Edgeley, ND and
attended high school
there. Later he attended
mechanics school at Lake
Region Junior College in
Devils Lake, ND. Prior to
meeting the love of his
life, Gale, he had 3 chil-
dren Kirk, Jenny and Jes-
sica. On July 9, 1994,
Butch married Gale Vetter
in Minot and together
they had two daughters,
Mikki and Melissa. The
family continued to make
Burlington, ND their
home where Butch operat
ed Carow Trucking. If he
wasn’t helping friends,
cracking a joke or tinker-
ing in the garage you
could find him relaxing at
the lake.
He is survived by his
wife, Gale, of Burlington,
ND, son, Kirk (Kelly)
Carow, of Fargo, ND,
daughters; Jenny Carow,
of Moorhead, MN, Jessica
(Bo Schmidt) Carow, of
Minot, ND, Mikki (Vern)
Patterson, Minot, ND,
Melissa (Kyle Parisien)
Carow, Minot, 9
grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, Al-
vin and Carroll.
Visitation: Wednesday,
July 17, 2019 at the Tho-
mas Family Funeral
Home, Minot from 5 PM
until 7 PM.
Expression Service:
Following visitation at
7:30 PM please join us in
sharing memories about
Butch.
Memories and con-
dolences can be shared at
www.thomasfamilyfunera
lhome.com.