Melvin Hausauer
July 25, 1930-Oct. 9, 2020
Melvin Hausauer, 90,
Minot, ND, passed away
Friday, October 9, 2020, at
Souris Valley Care Center,
Velva, ND.
Melvin was born July
25, 1930, to Christ and
Lena (Stubert) Hausauer
in Regan, ND. There he
went to a country school
and was raised on his
parents’ farm.
Melvin was united in
marriage to Arlene Hoffer
on March 4th 1956 in
McClusky, ND. They
lived on a farm in Regan
until 1962 when they
moved to Minot, ND.
Melvin worked at Nash
Finch until 1963, when he
started working at the City
of Minot in the city shop
doing maintenance on
vehicles. He finally re-
tired in 1995.
Melvin was a member
of St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, Minot, ND
He loved volunteering
at the nursing homes in
Minot where he would
take the ladies out to
dance. He had numerous
conversations with every-
one he met. He loved his
grandkids and great
grandkids very much.
Melvin is survived by
his loving wife of 64
years, Arlene; children,
Vickey (Bryan) Shaw,
Underwood, ND, Tamara
(Craig) Gillmore, Minot;
grandchildren , Lynnzi
Gillmore, Brittni Gillmore
all of Minot; Chadd
Gillmore of Burlington,
ND; great grandchildren,
Myles, Gavyn, Noah and
Addie; sisters, Lorraine
Weippert of Steele, ND
and Arlene Olson of
Wing, ND and numerous
nephews and nieces.
Melvin was preceded in
death by his parents,
Christ and Lena, brother,
Rueben, sister, Ruby and
brothers-in-law, Bill, Eu-
gene and Delbert.
Celebrating the Life of
Melvin:
Due to the Coronavirus
Pandemic, Funeral service
will be held Thursday,
October 15, 2020, at 10:30
am at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church in Minot.
Burial: Sunset Memori-al Gardens, Minot, ND
Visitation: Wednesday,
Oct. 14, from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. at Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home, Minot, ND
Those wishing to view
the service online may do
so at https://www.
nchoredminot.com/
atch-live.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
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