Donald Carlson
Jan. 28, 1932-Sept. 12, 2019
Donald Carlson, 87,
New Town, died Thurs-
day, September 12, 2019
in a Minot hospital.
Donald Hagen Carlson
was born January 28,
1932, in Watford City to
Hagen and Esther (Dut-
ton) Carlson. He was
raised in the Sanish area
but spent a few years in
California, during World
War II, with his family.
He graduated in 1951
from Sanish High School.
He was drafted into the
United States Army on
January 15, 1953 and
served in Germany, until
his honorable discharge,
on December 17, 1954.
On August 30, 1959,
Don was united in mar-
riage to Delores Johnson
Hedahl, in Velva. He wel-
comed her three children
as his own and they were
blessed with two more
children. They made their
home in New Town. Don
worked as a carpenter and
co-owned Odegard Carl-
son Construction. He later
joined his business with
Jack Smith. Don slowly
retired in the early 2000s.
Delores passed away on
February 7, 2014.
Don enjoyed wood-
working, fishing, and
hunting upland game and
deer. However, deer hunt-
ing was mostly “lunch
hunting” as Don liked to
watch the other hunters
and rarely shot a deer.
He was a member of
Beck-Sherven American
Legion Post 290 for more
than 60 consecutive years.
He was also a member of
Bethel Lutheran Church
of New Town and served
on its council and once
served as Constable of Os-
borne Township.
Don cherished time
spent with his family and
friends. He looked for-
ward to his daily coffee
club visits. Don also had a
great sense of humor,
often teasing his children,
grandchildren, and
friends. May God bless his
memory among us.
Don is survived by: his
sons, Gorden Hedahl
(Jean Loudon) of River
Falls, WI and John Carl-
son of Hamilton, MT;
daughters, Karen Rohde
(Brad) of Garrison, ND
and Joan Weyrauch
(Scott) of Glendale, AZ;
grandchildren, Marc
Hedahl, (Abby) Melissa
Kirkendall (Jeremy), Car-
rie Benson (Eric), Byron
Hedahl (Dianne), Douglas
Rohde (Britt), Dena
Rohde; Tyson Woods
(Marissa), Donald Carlson;
and Patrick Weyrauch;
great-grandchildren, An-
nabelle and Lincoln Kirk-
endall; Emily, Megan and
Adam Benson; Corinna,
Lincoln and Aubrey
Hedahl; Freyja and Beck
Rohde; and Kynzi Woods;
brothers, Harold Carlson
and Haakon Carlson (Jan-
ice) both of Prairie Du
Sac, WI; and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by: his parents;
wife, Delores; son, Jeffrey
Hedahl; sisters, Nellie
Layton, Thelma Stinson,
Helene Carlson, Esther Er-
ickson and Agnes Breslin;
and grandson, Kevin
Hedahl.
Funeral: Saturday, Sep-
tember 21, 2019 at 11 a.m.
in Bethel Lutheran
Church, New Town
Visitation: Friday from
noon to 5 p.m. in
Langhans Funeral Home,
Parshall
Interment: Silent City
Cemetery, rural Keene on
Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Memorials preferred to
Bethel Lutheran Church
or Beck Sherven Ameri-
can Legion Post 290.
(www.langhans
funeralhome.com)