Dwayne Keith
Mar.18, 1927 – July 14, 2019
Dwayne Ellis Keith, 92,
Bismarck, formerly of
Mohall, died Sunday, July
14, 2019, at his home.
Dwayne was born
March 18, 1927, in Hoff-
man Township, Bottineau
County, to Franklin and
Alma (Roths) Keith. They
moved to Brandon Town-
ship near Mohall where
he attended school. In
1945, he attended UNU in
Fargo, and in 1946, he at-
tended Hansen Auto &
Mechanical School.
Dwayne was united in
marriage to Elaine Hanson
on Dec. 28, 1947, at Trini-
ty Lutheran Church, Tol-
ley. They lived and
farmed in Brandon Town-
ship. Dwayne supple-
mented the farm by work-
ing at several businesses
in Mohall along with in-
stalling flooring in homes.
On Dec. 4, 1949, their
daughter, Deborah Denice
Keith was born. She died
Sept. 4, 1967. In 1995,
Dwayne left the farm and
moved into Mohall. He
retired in 1998. Elaine
died Feb. 26, 2010.
On Oct. 30, 2010,
Dwayne was united in
marriage to Joyce (Weigel)
Anderson at Shepherd of
the Valley Lutheran
Church, Bismarck. They
made their home in
Bismarck after their mar-
riage.
Dwayne was a member
of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Tolley, where he
served on the board in
various positions and was
a longtime treasurer of the
church. He also served
on several boards within
the community.
Dwayne enjoyed watch-
ing local sports, fishing
and traveling. Dwayne
spent many winters in
Florida and Arizona with
Elaine and later with
Joyce.
Family: wife, Joyce
Keith; her children, Peter
(DeNae) Anderson, Perry
Anderson, and Barbara
(Mike) Swanson;
sister-in-law, Audrey
Keith; and several
grandchildren, nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews.
Dwayne was preceded
in death by: his daughter,
Deborah; wife, Elaine;
parents, Frank and Alma;
and brother, Dale Keith.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m.,
Thursday, July 18, 2019,
at Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church, Minot.
Burial: Sunset Memori-
al Gardens, rural Minot.
Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, July 17, 2019,
at Brose Funeral Home,
Mohall.
Memorials: Memorials
preferred to CHI Health at
Home, 1212 East Main
Street, Bismarck, ND
58501-4518.