Walter Norgard
June 27, 1930 – June 1, 2020
Walter Norgard, 89,
Minot, ND, passed away
Monday, June 1, 2020, in
a Minot hospital.
Walter Alan Norgard
was born June 27, 1930,
the son of Clarence and
Nora Norgard, in Hart-
land, ND. He was raised
and educated in Hartland.
Walter enlisted in the
United States Air Force
on November 29, 1950.
He proudly served his
country during the Korean
War. He was honorably
discharged November 16,
1953.
Walter married Delores
Evenson on August 1,
1954 at Zion Lutheran
Church in Minot, ND.
They made their home in
Minot and from this un-
ion, 4 children were born:
Debra, Ranae, Wanda and
Wayne.
Over the years Walter
farmed on the family
farm. He also worked as a
TV repairman and school
bus driver. He and
Delores enjoyed spending
15 winters together in Ar-
izona. He also enjoyed
bowling, softball and fish-
ing.
Surviving family in-
cludes: Beloved wife,
Delores Norgard; son,
Wayne Norgard;
daughters, Deb (Leon)
Schumacher, Ranae (Lau-
ry) Hennix and Wanda
Norgard (Steve Janibagi-
an); grandchildren, Moni-
ca (Mike) Pitts, Travis
(Megan) Schumacher,
Kyle (Alex) Hennix, Bryce
Hennix, Shonna (Marc)
Garcia, Mitch Soeby and
Kaylin Soeby;
great-grandchildren, Ellis
Pitts, Aveleen Pitts, Parker
Schumacher, Tate
Schumacher, Maklyn
Hennix and Joslyn Garcia;
sister, Sharon Haugen;
brother-in-law, Gene
Evenson; sisters-in-law,
Phyllis Norgard, Sandy
Norgard, Dawn Evenson
and Arlene Maner; and
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Walter was preceded in
death by his
grandparents, Otto and
Rosie Norgard; parents,
Clarence and Nora Nor-
gard; brothers, Richard
Norgard, Dale Norgard,
Gerald Norgard and
Dennis Norgard; and sis-
ter, Shirley Beebe.
Public Graveside Ser-
vice: Friday, June 5, 2020,
at 3:00 p.m. at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot,
ND. Due to the Corona-
virus Pandemic, please
observe social distancing.
The service will be video
recorded for the public to
view and can be accessed
by going to YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/chann
el/UCkw5wBH7W_IUwKUcuLvh
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Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompsonlarson.co
m).