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James Iverson

Feb. 26, 1930-June 29, 2020

James “Jim” Iverson, 90,

New Town, died Monday,

June 29, 2020 at his home.

Jim was born February

26, 1930 to Clarence and

Thea (Holden) Iverson, at

the family farm, south of

Tioga. Jim attended ele-

mentary school at the

Iverson rural school and

graduated from Tioga

High School in 1947. He

worked at Simon’s Depart-ment Store in Tioga and

as a bookkeeper for Great

Northern Railroad in

Minot. While working for

the railroad, he attended

night classes at the Minot

Business College.

In 1951, he was drafted

by the U.S. Army and

served as a medic in

Korea during the Korean

War. He was honorably

discharged in 1953.

Before Jim went to

serve his country, he met

Ardine “Deanie” Ulrich at

a dance in Van Hook.

Their courtship survived

the war and they were

married May 12, 1954, the

first wedding at the new

St. Anthony Catholic

Church in New Town,

where they remained life-

long members. They made

their home in Tioga where

Jim worked for Swenson’s

Super Market and later at

Amerada Petroleum as

well as on the family

farm.

In 1957, they moved to

New Town where Jim

worked for Ulrich Mer-

cantile until he became a

manager of the New Town

Super Valu, which he

later purchased. He re-

tired from farming when

he was 75.

In 2011, he sold Super

Valu and retired com-

pletely, at the age of 81.

Jim was active in civic af-

fairs, holding offices in

Kiwanis, Chamber of

Commerce, and Marine

Club, as well as serving

on the city council for

several years. He was also

a member of

Beck-Shervan-Foreman

American Legion Post 290

of New Town for over 60

years.

Jim and Deanie had ten

children – five boys and

five girls. All graduated

from New Town High

School. The Iverson fami-

ly enjoyed going to Twins

baseball games starting in

1964. They spent many

hours on Lake Sakakawea

and through the years

made many trips to

Hawaii with all their chil-

dren and several

grandchildren. Medora

was also a yearly trip for

them.

They met at a dance

and continued dancing

throughout the years.

They celebrated their last

public dance together in

January, at Lake Havasu

City, AZ, where they have

spent part of the winter

for the past several years.

Blessed be his memory

among us.

Jim is survived by: his

wife of 66 years, Deanie

Iverson; children, David

Iverson (Darla) of Lake

Audubon, John Iverson

(Margie) of New Town,

Betsy Gerhart (Jeff) of

Garrison, Joe Iverson of

New Town, Amy Olson

(Craig) of Bismarck, Mar-

gie Bangen (Jeff) of New

Town, Tony Iverson of

New Town, Heidi Tveter

(Mike) of New Town, and

Maria Stelter (Shawn) of

Beulah; grandchildren,

Eric Iverson (Jennifer),

Nathan Iverson (Mandi),

Jade Iverson, Kane Iver-

son, Judd Iverson, Shelby

Baker, Kinda Johnson,

Dustin Olson (Trisha),

Libby Kieley (Fred), Colin

Olson, Whitney Wentzell

(Chad), MacKenzie

Bangen, Jake Bangen, Bil-

lie Weathers (Jarod), Faith

Iverson, Morgan and Jetta

Tveter, Cael, Jory and

Chloe Voigt; 25

great-grandchildren; sis-

ters, Doree Goscilla (Leo)

and Shirley Haggin, both

of San Jose, CA;

brother-in-law, RJ

“Punky” Ulrich of Sun

City West, AZ;

sisters-in-law, Mary Ellen

Iverson of New Town and

Debbie Iverson of Tioga;

many nieces, nephews

and cousins.

Jim was preceded in

death by: his parents,

Clarence and Thea Iver-

son; son, William “Bill”

Iverson; grandson, Paul

Iverson; brothers, Donnie

and Cliff Iverson;

parents-in-law, Reuben

and Bessie Ulrich; and

numerous uncles, aunts

and cousins.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Friday, July 3, 2020 at

10 a.m. in St. Anthony

Catholic Church, New

Town.

Visitation: Thursday

from noon to 5 p.m. in

Langhans Funeral Home,

Parshall.

Rosary: Thursday at 7

p.m. in the church.

Interment: New Town

Cemetery, New Town and

following the burial lunch

will be served at the Iver-

son home at 410 3rd St N

in New Town.