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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.