Eugene Field

Eugene Field, 83, long-

time Douglas area

resident died on Thurs-

day, January 30, 2020 at

his winter home in Minot,

surrounded by family and

under the care of Hospice.

Eugene James “Gene”

Field was born on April

14, 1936 at Trinity Hospi-

tal in Minot, ND to Carl

and Margaret (Wolf) Field.

He was raised on a farm

south of Minot and at-

tended rural school. As a

young adult he was em-

ployed as a farmhand for

his uncles and neighbors

and by the Soo Line Rail-

road for one summer.

Eugene met his wife to

be, Betty Jothen, in 1956

prior to enlisting in the

U.S. Army on March 26,

1957. He received his

honorable discharge on

March 25, 1959. Most of

his military service was

spent at Fort Lewis, WA.

Following his discharge,

he was employed in the

San Diego area where his

mother’s parents, Ed and

Anna Wolf, lived. He was

employed at a meat pack-

ing plant, factory and bak-

ery there. He returned to

Minot in 1960 and was

employed at Sweetheart

Bakery. Shortly thereafter,

he married Betty Ann

Jothen on July 18, 1960 at

First Lutheran Church in

Minot. His boss at the

bakery stated that the job

was a wedding present.

Gene eventually transi-

tioned into the trucking

industry and was em-

ployed as a mechanic.

These jobs included Ken’s

Standard Gas Station,

Farmer’s Union Federated

Shipping which was later

known as Cenex Tran-

sportation. He retired fol-

lowing 25 years of driving

semi and working as a

mechanic. He and Betty

moved to Tempe AZ in

1985 where he continued

to drive for various com-

panies in Arizona. They

returned to the farm near

Douglas in 1998 where

Eugene drove for Double

Diamond Trucking.

Eugene and Betty were

blessed with three chil-

dren: Mark Eugene (1963),

Stacey Lynn (1965) and

Diana Kay (1970), three

grandchildren and one

great-grandson.

Eugene was a former

member of Saron Luth-

eran Church and Our

Redeemers Church and

currently a member of

Bethel Free Lutheran

Church. He especially en-

joyed boating, working

with horses and chariot

racing, but his number

one priority was watching

his granddaughter com-

pete in rodeos (she was a

nationals participant) and

taking his grandsons boat-

ing and fishing. He was

also involved in Douglas

Nifty Fifties and veteran’s

activities.

Eugene’s loving family

includes: his wife of 59

years, Betty Ann; chil-

dren: Mark (Char) Field of

Ridgway CO, Stacey

(Chad) Wilhoit of Prescott

Valley AZ and Diana

Pederson of Aurora CO;

grandchildren: Chelsey

(Milan) McMannis, Colten

Wilhoit and Karsten

Pederson;

step-grandchildren: J’me

Upchurch and Carmen

Cox; great-grandson:

Maverick McMannis; si-

blings: Robert (Jackie)

Field of Minot, Betty Mak-

eeff of Bismarck, Mavis

Austin of Fergus Falls and

Raymond Field of Poncha

Springs CO; Aunt, Alvina

Berg, and several nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Eugene was preceded

in death by: his parents,

many aunts and uncles,

son-in-law: Kevin Peder-

son, sisters: Doris

(Clarence) Engene and Lil-

lian Field;

brothers-in-law: Raymond

Makeeff, Ken Austin,

Clarence Engene and

Tony Voeller; and

nephews: Craig Makeeff

and Bobby Field.

Celebration of the Life

of Eugene Field: Friday,

February 7, 2020 at 1:00

p.m. in Bethel Free Luth-

eran Church, 530 22nd

Ave NW, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Thursday

from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Memorials are preferred

to Bethel Free Lutheran

Church, Trinity Hospice,

St Jude’s or the donor’s

choice.

Memories and con-

dolences may be shared at

www.thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com,

or sent to 3212 7th St SW,

Apt 32, Minot ND 58701.