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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.