DuWayne ‘Dewey’ Ward

DuWayne ‘Dewey”

Ward, 83, Minot, died Fri-

day, October 11, 2019, in

his home.

DuWayne was born Oc-

tober 22, 1935, in Stanley,

ND, to Harold and Esther

(Trana) Ward. He was a

product of Palermo, ND,

where he graduated with

the Palermo High School

Class of 1953.

Dewey started to make

his mark on the world in

the construction industry

for a couple of years prior

to enlisting in the US

Army. He served his

country from November

1955 until his honorable

discharge in September

1957. Following his mili-

tary service, Dewey re-

joined the construction

industry as an indepen-

dent contractor for the

Minot Air Force Base.

DuWayne was united in

marriage to Beverly John-

son on August 2, 1959, in

Palermo, ND. They made

their home in Minot.

Dewey started his career

of service with the Minot

Fire Department in 1959.

He rose through the

department and retired

from his position as Fire

Chief in 1998. During his

time on the fire depart-

ment, Dewey continued to

have various part-time po-

sitions in Minot that in-

cluded Minot Paving for

15 years and also running

Ward’s Wallcovering Ser-

vice for five years.

He was a former

member of Augustana

Lutheran Church, where

he served on the council,

various committees, as an

usher, church volunteer

and as the President of the

congregation in 1979.

Dewey was a former

member of Bread of Life

Lutheran Church. He was

a life member of the PTA

and served as a Past

President of both the PTA

and Minot Lions Club.

Dewey volunteered over

25 years at the Minot

Hostfest and also main-

tained memberships to

the Minot American Le-

gion and Minot Elks.

Dewey enjoyed the out-

doors. He could be found

with a fishing pole in his

hands or a firearm hunt-

ing game on the prairie.

Trapshooting, golf and

bowling were also activi-

ties he enjoyed.

Dewey is survived by

his loving wife of 60

years, Beverly, Minot, ND;

children Kym (Daniel)

Reiter, Minot, ND, Kevin

(Jodi) Ward, Minot, ND

and Kent (Renee) Ward,

Bismarck, ND; grandchil-

dren Tyson (Tanya)

Reiter, Fargo, ND, Trevor

(Chelsey) Reiter, Minot,

ND, Quinn Ward, Minot,

ND, Drew (Charissa)

Ward, Minot ND, Kiefer

Ward, Watford City, ND,

Kasey Ward, Bismarck,

ND, and Kylie Ward,

Grand Forks, ND; 3

great-grandchildren, Ka-

den, Kaitlyn and Gavin

and another great-grand-

son coming in November;

3 step great-grandchildren

Chad, Katlyn, and

Lindsey; sister W. Billie

Anderson, Milwaukee,

WI; sister-in-law Diane

Ward, Mesa, AZ, and

numerous nieces and

nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in

death by his parents,

brothers Tyrus and Pa-

trick, sister-in-law Donna

Ward and brother-in-law

LeRoy Anderson.

Celebration of Du-

Wayne’s Life: 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, October 17,

2019, at Bread of Life

Lutheran Church in

Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Wednesday,

October 16, 2019, from

3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

at the Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to Trinity Hospice

of Minot or to an organi-

zation of the donor’s

choice.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.