Elroy Herr
Sept. 24, 1943-Oct. 10, 2020
Elroy Herr, 77, Minot,
ND, passed away Satur-
day, October 10, 2020, at a
Minot hospital.
Elroy Loren Herr was
born September 24, 1943,
the son of Alfred and
Emma Marie (Kuckert)
Herr, in Harvey, ND. El-
roy was educated at a rur-
al school in Harris Town-
ship then attended
McClusky High School
from which he graduated
from in 1963.
Elroy married Kathy
Driessen on February 14,
1966 in Balfour, ND.
They made their home at
the family farm where he
helped his dad farm until
1968. They moved to
Minot where Elroy
worked at Bacon Signs. In
1971 they moved to
Surrey ND and he worked
at Capital Vending until
1990. After his divorce in
1990 Elroy moved to War-
road, Minnesota where he
worked at Marvin Win-
dows Plant till 1996. Due
to health problems, he
moved back to Minot,
then in 1998 moved to
McClusky. Elroy then
moved to Garrison to be
closer to his mother, then
the last year of his life
moved to Minot to be
closer to his children and
brother.
Elroy was a member of
member of the Surrey
Rural Fire Department,
the Knights of Columbus,
and Eagles.
He enjoyed camping,
hunting, fishing, cooking,
and collecting coins. He
was an avid Minnesota
Vikings fan all his life.
Surviving family in-
cludes: son, Lonnie Herr,
Surrey, ND; daughter,
Kimberly Landphere,
Surrey, ND; brother,
Delwayne Herr, Minot,
ND; sister, Clarice Es-
linger, Garrison, ND; and
several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Elroy was preceded in
death by his parents; and
son, Dean Herr
Celebrating the Life of
Elroy:
Due to the Coronavirus
Pandemic, A Private Fam-
ily Funeral by invitation
will be held Wednesday,
October 14, 2020, at 11:00
am at Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home, Minot.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to
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Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
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section at (www.
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