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Myron Dammen

Jan. 25, 1929-Jan. 22, 2020

Myron T. Dammen, 90,

longtime Minot resident,

died Wednesday, January

22, 2020 in a Minot Hos-

pital.

Myron was born Janu-

ary 25, 1929 in Edmore,

ND, the son of Clarence

and Oline (Sorenson)

Dammen. He spent his

youth on the family farm

near Fairdale and was

educated in the communi-ties of Fairdale and Ed-

more and later earned his

GED from Page High

School.

Myron was drafted into

the U.S. Army in 1951. He

served his country honor-

ably and was discharged

in 1953. Following his

discharge, he returned to

North Dakota and married

Joann Sorbo and contin-

ued his education, gra-

duating from Minot State

Teachers College with a

degree in Music Educa-

tion.

Myron and Joann had

four children, and they

spent the next seven years

in Dunseith, Egeland and

Rock Lake where Myron

taught music, prior to at-

tending UND to earn his

Master’s Degree in

Psychology.

In 1963, the family

moved to Montana, where

Myron taught at Dawson

Community College in

Glendive for three years.

The family then moved to

Bloomington, Indiana,

where Myron completed

his Specialists Degree at

Indiana University.

The family settled in

Minot in 1968 where

Myron taught Psychology

and was a counselor at

Minot State

College/University for 23

years.

Joann passed away in

1989, and Myron retired

from teaching soon after

in 1990.

In addition to his teach-

ing positions, Myron

played guitar profession-

ally for music lovers from

a young age in a variety of

musical groups

throughout his life. He

shared the stage with his

sons and countless other

fellow musicians. He was

a lifetime member of the

Minot Musicians Associa-tion.

Myron was united in

marriage to Joyce Wieder-

hold in 1994 and they

were together traveling

and making their home in

Minot until her passing in

2013.

Myron was a longtime

member of the Congrega-

tional United Church of

Christ, Counseling for

College Professors, the

Minot American Legion,

Elks, Eagles and Moose

Lodge. He was an avid

motorcycle enthusiast and

rode many memorable

miles solo and together

with his brothers and

sons.

Myron’s loving family

includes: children, Joni

Dammen, Denver, CO;

Kevin (Christine) Dam-

men, Minneapolis, MN;

Mark Dammen, Carrolton,

VA; and Robert (Helene)

Dammen, Phoenix, AZ;

five grandchildren and

one step great-grandchild;

one great-granddaughter;

step children Muryl (Kris-

tine), Steven, Jon David

(Cheryl), Roger (Regina),

Linda (David), Mark

(Mary), Karen and

Kathryn (Ron); siblings,

Leland Dammen, Minot;

Edith Johnson, Hope, ND;

Kenneth (Janet) Dammen,

Minot; David (Linda)

Dammen, Minot; and

Carol (Darrell) Gilseth,

Minot, along with several

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

Funeral service: 1:00

p.m. Tuesday, January 28,

2020 at the Congregation-

al United Church of

Christ, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Monday,

January 27, 2020 from

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

at the Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.