Matthew Brendsel

Matthew Brendsel, 16,

Maxbass, ND, passed

away Tuesday, November

12, 2019, on a farm near

Maxbass as the result of a

farming accident.

Matthew was born,

April 25, 2003, the fourth

child of Doug and Dianne

(Carlson) Brendsel, in

Minot, ND. It was a joy-

ous occasion, the only son

and the youngest of four,

what a joy he was! He

adored his sisters when

he was young; soon adora-

tion turned to challenge,

and then into friendship

in progress. He was a

great brother and friend.

He loved all those in his

world. He spent countless

hours with his dad and

grandpa on the farm.

Then he went to school in

Mohall and made tons of

lifelong friends. He loved

being at school for social

and sporting events, parti-

cipating in basketball,

football and golf. He also

enjoyed archery at Bethel

in Antler.

His true passion was

cows, Black Angus. He’d

talk about the cows for

hours. He loved to

research genetics, birth

weight, etc. He truly

found it fascinating and

thought there must be

something wrong with

those of us who don’t.

He did love down time –

sitting on the back deck

with the dogs and family,

watching the sunset, talk-

ing and being quiet. He

loved the farm life and all

the equipment. He cer-

tainly had a “more power

more speed” mentality.

Sometimes riding on the

four-wheeler with him

was rough!

He loved walking at

night with the dogs with

his mom. On our walks

he’d at times talk about

what he was learning and

working through with his

faith in Christ and how it

impacted in his life. He

was growing.

He attended First Bap-

tist Church, Minot where

he was involved in AWA-

NA and youth group.

Matthew was a member of

FFA, and The Angus As-

sociation.

Surviving family in-

cludes: His parents, Doug

and Dianne Brendsel,

Maxbass; sisters, Gretchen

Brendsel, Williston,

Naomi and Emily

Brendsel, Minot, ND;

aunts and uncles, David

and Ruth Kopp, John and

Darlene Carlson, Ken and

Patty Carlson, Duane and

Dawn Carlson, Roger and

Karen Crocker, Ray and

Elaine Carlson, Dan and

Joyce Childers, Doug and

Ronda Carlson, David and

Sandy Brendsel, Don and

Patty Brendsel, and

Yvonne and Rex Bell; and

numerous cousins.

He was preceded in

death by: his paternal

grandparents, Norman

and Audrey Brendsel, and

maternal grandparents,

Edwin and Iva Carlson.

Funeral: Saturday, No-

vember 16, 2019, at 2 p

.m. at First Baptist

Church, Minot.

Interment: Graceland

Cemetery, Maxbass, ND.

Visitation: Friday from

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at First

Baptist Church, Minot.

Vigil Prayer Service:

Friday at 6 p.m. at First

Baptist Church, Minot.

Memorials: Preferred to

Child Evangelism Fellow-ship and Steer Inc.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at www.thompson

larson.com.