Gabriel Thompson

ANTLER – Gabriel Sofus

Thompson, 88, Antler,

died Tuesday, Dec. 17,

2019, at a Minot hospital.

He was born Nov. 10,

1931, on the family farm

in Sherman Township,

Bottineau County, to

Sofus and Selma (Feland)

Thompson. He was raised

on the family farm and at-

tended grade school at the

Sherman Township

School. He graduated

from Antler High School

in 1949.

Gabriel entered the U.S.

Army on April 8, 1953.

He served as a Corporal

with the Signal Corps. He

was honorably discharged

April 7, 1955.

While in the service,

Gabriel was united in

marriage to Donna Kiss-

ner on July 30, 1953, in

Fort Marmouth, N.J. They

moved to White Sands,

N.M., where he was sta-

tioned tracking missiles.

After his military ser-

vice, they moved back to

Antler, to the family farm.

He farmed and ranched

in Wheaton Township

where he purchased land

and rented other land.

They returned to the

Sherman Township

homestead in 1974.

Although he was retired,

he farmed and ranched

right up until the end.

Gabriel was a member

of the Bethel Lutheran

Brethren Church, Antler,

and the George T. Taylor

American Legion Post

#52, Mohall. He served

on the Antler Coop Eleva-

tor Board and the Bot-

tineau County Social Ser-

vices Board, and previ-

ously served as a Boy

Scout troop leader. He

enjoyed fishing, hunting

and attending the sporting

events of his grandchil-

dren. He enjoyed helping

Donna with their gardens,

and the most common

phrase on the Thompson

Farm if something broke,

“Well, Grandpa can fix it.”

Family: wife of 66

years, Donna Thompson,

Antler; son, Gabriel (Tra-

cie) Thompson Jr., Antler;

daughter, Kimberly

Thompson, Minot and

Antler; son-in-law, James

Kammert, Rapid City,

S.D.; grandchildren,

Wyatt (Allison) and Talon

(Alexis Heinle) Thomp-

son, Colten (Taylor Best)

Haider, Jamie Thompson,

Katie and Alan Kammert;

sisters, Verdine (Newman)

Jelleberg, Bottineau, Syl-

via (Virgil) Christianson,

Carson City, Nev., Arlys

(Gary) Mathis, Gonvick,

Minn., and Twylah Lar-

son, Fargo;

brothers-in-law, Richard

Pederson, Minot, and Ter-

ry (Janet) Kissner,

Westhope, and numerous

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

Gabriel was preceded

in death by: his parents,

Sofus and Selma Thomp-

son; daughter, Valorie

Kammert; brother, Justin

Thompson; sisters, Inez

Thompson, Swanhild

Morrison, Marlene Peder-

son; brothers-in-law, Her-

bert Newman and Ernest

Jelleberg; nephews, Brian

and Kevin Pederson,

Michael Morrison;

sisters-in-law, Darlene El-

ven, Shirley Kissner and

Jean Kissner;

brothers-in-law, Lyle, Ver-

land and Leonard Kissner.

Funeral: 10 a.m., Satur-

day, Dec. 21, 2019, at

Bethel Lutheran Brethren

Church, rural Antler.

Burial: Bethel Lutheran

Brethren Church

Cemetery, rural Antler.

Sharing of Memories

Service: 5 p.m., Friday,

Dec. 20, 2019, at the

church.

Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m.,

Friday, at Brose Funeral

Home, Mohall.

Memorials: Memorials

preferred to the George T.

Taylor American Legion

Post, #52, Mohall, or to

the Dakota Boys and Girls

Ranch, Minot, or to an or-

ganization of the donor’s

choice.