Fred D. Voeller

years of age, San Antonio,

TX, formerly of Minot,

ND, passed away on May

11, 2020. He was sur-

rounded by family at the

home of his son, Jim

Voeller, San Antonio, TX.

Fred Voeller was born

July 22, 1918 in Rugby,

ND to Ignatius and Caro-

line (Schall) Voeller and

brother to 15 siblings. He

attended country school

and graduated from Rug-

by High School. Fred was

drafted into the Army in

July of 1941, completed

basic training at Fort Snel-

ling, MN, and was sta-

tioned at Fort Bragg, NC

where he was trained in

Administration and spe-

cialized in records

management. Fred was

then assigned to the 44th

Artillery Unit of the 4th

Infantry Division during

World War II in the Euro-

pean Theatre, fought in

the Invasion of Normandy

and the Battle of the

Bulge, and was honorably

discharged in 1945.

Following his military

service, Fred returned to

Minot in 1947 and started

his career in the furniture

business alongside his

brother, Roy Voeller. In

1957, Fred became the

sole owner of Voeller’s

Furniture and by 1965

had expanded his busi-

ness to include furniture

stores in Minot and Rug-

by, ND. Eventually, Fred

consolidated to two stores

in Minot; Family Furni-

ture and Voeller’s Furni-

ture City, which is the

current location of

Conlin’s Furniture. Fred

retired in 1982.

Fred married Catherine

“Kaye” Cuff on Dec. 28,

1948 at St. Leo the Great

Catholic Church, Minot

and they began their fami-

ly of six children in 1950.

Fred and Kaye were active

members of St. Therese of

the Little Flower and later

Our Lady of Grace Cathol-

ic Church, both of Minot.

Fred was acknowledged

as one of Minot’s most

progressive and

promotion-minded busi-

nessmen. He served on

the original building com-

mittee for Bishop Ryan

High School and was also

a 1977 founding member

of the BRHS Foundation.

In 2015, Fred was induct-

ed into the Bishop Ryan

Hall of Fame. He was on

the Board of Directors for

Bremer Bank/First Ameri-

can Bank from 1965-1980,

and also served as Vice-

President and Director of

the Minot Chamber of

Commerce.

He was active in many

clubs and civic organiza-

tions including: the VFW,

American Legion, Minot

Country Club, Elks and

Lions. He worked with

the Minot Community

Chest, the precursor to the

Souris Valley United

Way, was a member of the

fourth degree with the

Knights of Columbus

Council #1150.

Fred enjoyed hunting

and fishing with family

and friends. For many

years, he took his children

fishing in Canada.

Fred and Kaye loved to

travel, and their adven-

tures took them on many

trips throughout the US

and around the world.

Family meant everything

to Fred and because of

this, Fred and Kaye took

their children on many

memorable family vaca-

tions and in fact, he was

instrumental in taking all

his children, grandchil-

dren and great grandchil-

dren to Mexico and Flori-

da in recent years. Be-

cause of our love and ad-

miration for him, our fam-

ily tried to gather yearly

to celebrate his life. In

1981, Fred and Kaye be-

gan to spend the winter

months in the Florida

Keys and later in Naples,

FL. The couple ultimately

settled in San Antonio,

TX to be closer to family.

Kaye passed away in

2013. Fred loved to play

tennis and golf, which he

did well into his 90’s. He

was also very competitive

at card games, especially

Bridge, Whist, and Gin

Rummy. Fred had an ad-

venturous soul and

proved this by sky diving

at the age of 88 years!

Fred was preceded in

death by his parents,

wife, infant daughter,

Mary, son, Douglas, and

grandson, David Voeller.

He was also preceded by

thirteen of his siblings:

John, Stefina, Philomena,

Joe, Barbara, Tony, Nat,

Nick, Roy, Mary, Frank,

Dominic and Leo.

Fred is survived by his

sister, Theresa Ranweiler

and brother, Leonard

Voeller; daughters, Vicki

(Mark) Mading, Billings,

MT, and Jane Mayer,

Minot; sons Dr. Paul

(Eeva) Voeller, Astoria,

OR, Jim (Amy) Voeller,

San Antonio, TX, Karl

(Fransisca) Voeller,

Bronx, NY; and

daughter-in-law, Theresa

(Terry) Voeller, Minot.

He is also survived by

27 grandchildren: Eliza-

beth (Robert), Matthew

(Janelle), Karmen, Todd

(Kari), Kelly (Ryan), Sean

(Sarah), Elizabeth (Kurt),

Nicole (Tad), Cody (Mar-

ta), Caitlyn (Andrew),

Joseph, Bradley (Joo

Young), Danielle (Jeremy),

Lindsay (Rene), Jackie

(grand-daughter-in-law),

Michael (Rachel), Johan-

na, Justin (Lindsey), Jared,

Shannon, Emily, Daniel,

Molly, Karl, Jr, Stefina

(Anthony), Thomas (Lisa),

Benjamin, and Kathryn.

He is also survived by

47 great grandchildren

and one on the way.

A small memorial ser-

vice was held on May

13th in San Antonio, TX,

with committal afterward

at the Holy Cross

Cemetery, San Antonio,

TX. Fred and Kaye are

buried together.

There will be a Cele-

bration of Life for family

and friends to honor Fred

in Minot, ND on Fri., July

24, 2020 at the Flickertail

Gardens on the ND State

Fairgrounds from

2:00-6:00 pm.

Cards and memories

can be mailed to: Jane

Mayer, PO BOX 1742,

Minot, ND 58702.

Memorials are preferred

to Bishop Ryan Catholic

School, the ALS Associa

tion of MN/ND or a chari-

ty of the donor’s choice.