Noel Hanson

Noel K. Hanson, 79, of

Williston, passed away

peacefully with his loving

wife and son by his side

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

at Bethel Lutheran Nurs-

ing and Rehabilitation

Center in Williston, ND.

His Funeral service will

be held at 11:00 AM on

Saturday morning, Febru-

ary 1, 2020 at First Luth-

eran Church in Williston.

Rev. Sheldon Sorenson

will officiate. Interment in

Rosehill Cemetery in

Minot will take place at

10:30 AM on Monday,

February 3, 2020.

Friends may call at

Everson-Coughlin Funeral

Home on Friday, January

31, from 9:00 AM until

6:00 PM, Noel’s family

will be greeting guests

from 4:00 PM until 6:00

PM, and for the hour

preceding the service at

the church on Saturday.

Noel was born on Oc-

tober 14, 1940, at the

Powers Lake Hospital,

Powers Lake, ND, the

second of three born to

Gilbert and Inga (Berg)

Hanson of McGregor, ND.

In 1944, the family moved

to a farm 2 Ç miles south

of Donnybrook, ND. Noel

attended school in Don-

nybrook, graduating in

1958. In the fall of 1958,

Noel enrolled at the Minot

State Teachers College

graduating in 1962. Upon

graduation, he accepted a

position with the Bert-

hold, ND Public School

District as the High

School Principal and

Business Ed Teacher.

In the fall of 1967, Noel

accepted a position with

American Bank & Trust of

Minot (now Bremer Bank)

working in audit, lending

and trust services. In

1978, Noel accepted a po-

sition with American

State Bank & Trust Com-

pany of Williston to start

the Trust Department.

Throughout his banking

career, Noel continued his

education, graduating

from the Cannon School

of Trust and the Graduate

School of Banking. He re-

tired as Senior Vice

President & Trust

Manager on December 31,

2005 and was elected to

the Board of Directors. On

December 31, 2019, Noel

was appointed Director

Emeritus. Noel was im-

mensely proud of his rela-

tionships with the own-

ers, Board of Directors,

officers, staff and custo-

mers of the American

State Bank & Trust Com-

pany of Williston and dee-

ply honored and humbled

to be appointed Director

Emeritus.

During his banking

career Noel was active in

many community organi-

zations including the

Chamber of Commerce,

Williston Rotary, United

Way, Williston Area

Development Foundation,

Mercy Medical Center

(now CHI St. Alexius)

Board of Directors, Mercy

Medical Foundation, the

North Dakota Bankers As-

sociation and others.

Often, Noel was tapped to

serve in leadership roles

for the organizations he

served. Noel was also an

active member of the First

Lutheran Church of

Williston, the Moose

Lodge 239, the Legion of

the Moose, and the Elks

Club.

Noel met the love of his

life while in Berthold and

married Geraldine K.

Syvertson (Geri) of Over-

ly, ND on July 19, 1964 at

the Willow Creek Luth-

eran Church in Overly,

ND. Noel and Geri cele-

brated their 55th Wedding

Anniversary with family

this past summer. Noel

and Geri welcomed a son,

Keith Allen, born January

23, 1967 and he passed

away on January 26, 1967.

A second son, David Noel,

was born on September

29, 1970 and lives in

Williston with his wife

Tina (Schall). Noel’s

favorite Granddaughter,

Baylee May, was born in

1998 and his favorite

Grandson, Reed Allen,

was born in 2001. His

grandchildren were the

light of his life and always

made him smile; he was

very proud of their

academic achievements

and the responsible, car-

ing young adults they

have become.

Noel had many hobbies

including fishing, wood-

working, golfing, hunting,

playing cards and others.

In the last several years,

Noel really enjoyed plant-

ing tree rows and tending

to a large garden growing

potatoes, squash and corn

with Dave. Noel was ex-

cited that he and Dave re-

stored Noel’s father’s 1951

Ford 8n tractor, the first

tractor Noel drove as a

child. Noel also relished

the opportunity to sup-

port and follow Baylee

and Reed in their extra-

curricular activities.

Noel is survived by his

wife, Geri; son David

(Tina), grandchildren Bay-

lee and Reed Hanson, all

of Williston; brothers

Galen (Jeri) of Moore, SC

and Rodger (Jerilyn) of

Minot, ND; sisters-in-law

Betty Tweten of Minot,

ND, Rita Syvertson of Or-

lando, FL, and Darlene

Syvertson of Willow City,

ND; and numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Noel was preceded in

death by his parents; son,

Keith; his father- and

mother-in-law, Selmer &

Bertha Syverston;

sister-in-law Mary McAl-

mond and brothers-in-law

Orville Wittmeyer, Dale

Syvertson, Keith McAl-

mond, LaVerne Tweten,

and Robert Syvertson.

Memorials: In lieu of

flowers, memorials are

preferred to the Bethel

Lutheran Foundation –

Bethel Building Fund,

CHI Health at Home-

Williston (Hospice) or the

charity of the donor’s

choice.

Friends may visit

www.eversoncoughlin.com

to share remembrances of

Noel or leave condolences

for his family.