Ronald “Ron” Domsteen
Jun. 26, 1938 - Jul. 12, 2019
Ronald ‘Ron’ Domsteen,
81, Minot, passed away
unexpectedly, Friday, July
12, 2019 in a Minot hospi-
tal.
Ronald was born June
26, 1938 in Columbus,
North Dakota to Jonas and
Emma (Stensrude) Doms-
teen. He grew up in the
communities of Columbus
and Velva, ND. He gra-
duated from Velva High
School in 1956.
Shortly after high
school Ron began his em-
ployment with Truax
Traer Coal later known as
Consolidation Coal in Vel-
va. Following the closure
of the mine he was
transferred within the
company to a branch in
southern Illinois. He re-
tired as office manager in
1993.
Ron returned to North
Dakota and lived in Hazen
briefly before moving to
Minot. He held many
part-time positions at
various local businesses
that included the Minot
Daily News, Community
Action, Cookies For You
and Morgan Printing dur-
ing his semi-retired years.
He connected with the
community of Minot, the
people and all it had to
offer for entertainment
and sports. He was
known by many for his
genuine and sweet soul.
Ron was once joined in
marriage to Marie Kern.
This union was blessed
with two children,
Timothy and Michelle
who joined Selena, Vicki,
Gary and Teresa along
with numerous grandchil
dren and
great-grandchildren. He
valued the relationships
he created with his ex-
tended family his entire
life.
He was a member of the
Moose Lodge and Eagles
Aerie, and was a staple of
the Parker Senior Center,
all in Minot. He loved
spending time with his
grandchildren, who he
adored and fully support-
ed. Ron loved all sports,
plain and simple. Sum-
mers were spent cheering
on the Twins and the Vik-
ings continued to break
his heart year after year.
In honor of Ron and his
passion for sports please
dress in your favorite
sports attire as we cele-
brate his life.
Ronald is survived by
his children Tim (Bonnie)
Domsteen, Minot and
Michelle (Marcus) Carter,
Minot; 8 grandchildren,
Terrell, Tiyah, Blaize,
Taniah, Brice, Tayvon,
Tamari and Tamia; sister
Alelene Miller, Hazen, ND
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Ron was preceded in
death by his parents, sis-
ter Joyce Anderson and
brother-in-law Walter
Anderson and brother
Donald Domsteen.
Celebration of Ron’s
Life: 1:00 p.m. Friday,
July 19, 2019 at the Tho-
mas Family Funeral
Home, Minot.
Visitation will be held
Thursday, July 18, 2019
from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00
p.m. at the Thomas Fami-
ly Funeral Home, Minot.
Memories and con-
dolences can be shared at
www.thomasfamilyfunera
lhome.com