Louis J. Siverling

Minot, ND, passed away

Saturday, January 18,

2020, at Minot Health and

Rehab.

Louie was born April 6,

1925, the son of Louis and

Donalda Siverling, in

Minot. He was reared and

educated in Minot gra-

duating from Minot High

School in 1943.

He enlisted in the Unit-

ed States Navy on Febru-

ary 4, 1943 and spent

three years during WWII.

He was discharged on

February 24, 1946 as a

Boatswains Mate Second

Class.

Louis married Vera

Zahnow and had two chil-

dren, Danny and Susan.

Vera passed away on

February 26, 1961.

On July 21, 1966, he

married Marion Pettis and

they made their home in

Minot. Marion passed

away on December 20,

2004.

Louie was a switchman

and brakeman for the Bur-

lington Northern Railway

and later Amtrak, retiring

after forty years of service.

Louie was a member of

First Lutheran Church,

Minot, The United Tran-

sportation Union, the

American Legion, the Last

Man’s Club and the VFW

(Veterans of Foreign

Wars.)

Surviving family in-

cludes: children, Louis

Danny (Carol) Siverling,

Edmonds, WA and Susan

L. (Burt) Olson, Minot,

ND; Stepsons, Robert

(Gaye) Pettis, Spokane,

WA. and Dean (Betty)

Pettis, Billings, MT and

former daughter-in-law,

Diane Pettis, Seattle, WA.

Many grandchildren,

great-grandchildren,

nieces and nephews also

survive.

Louis was preceded in

death by: his parents;

wives, Vera and Marion;

stepson, Gary Pettis; sis-

ters, Lorraine (Dick) Vogel

and Kathleen.

There will be a private

interment at Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot, ND

later this year.

In Lieu of Flowers and

Plants, memorials are pre-

ferred to First Lutheran

Church, Minot or the

donor’s choice.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at www.thompson

larson.com.