Ardien Tandberg

Minot, formerly of Deer-

ing, ND, died Wednesday,

November 25, 2020 in his

home.

Ardien was born on De-

cember 23, 1935, a son of

John and Gladys (Stutrud)

Tandberg in Three Forks,

MT. He was raised in

Newburg and Watford

City and educated in the

Deering area where he

graduated from Deering

High School in 1954. He

furthered his education by

attending Minot State

University and held vari-

ous jobs while beginning

his farming career with

his father.

On July 17, 1965, Ar-

dien was united in mar-

riage to Carolyn Leitzke in

Glenburn, ND. They made

their home on the former

John Hagen farm, where

together they raised their

family of three daughters,

Lisa, Laurel and Lynda,

and farmed. Ardien also

proudly owned and

farmed Thursby Butte

Northeast of Deering,

which had rich history,

and was also the

namesake of the Deering

School District.

Ardien was a board

member of Deering Farm-

ers Elevator, Deering

Township and for 12

years served on the Deer-

ing School board. He

spent over 20 years on the

Soil Conservation boards

for North McHenry Coun-

ty and was on the Deering

Volunteer Fire Dept. Ar-

dien earned the soil con-

servation achievement

award for North McHenry

County in November

1983.

He was a member of the

Eagles Lodge, Moose

Lodge and Charter

member of the Lions Club

of Glenburn, ND. Ardien

was a lifelong member of

Deering Lutheran Church,

where he served on the

church council and of the

Deering Senior Citizens.

Ardien loved to follow

NASCAR, specifically

Jimmie Johnson #48. He

enjoyed working cross-

word puzzles, doing jig-

saw puzzles and shooting

pool.

Ardien is survived by:

Wife of 55 years, Caro-

lyn, Minot; daughters,

Lisa Tandberg, Mission,

KS, Laurel (Jeff) Lawson,

Berthold, ND and Lynda

(Roger) Opp, Deering, ND;

grandchildren, John

Michael (Andrena), Maria

(Justin), Linda, Jennifer

(Jordan), Kathryn (Matt),

Landon, Brady (Shelbi),

Carson (Juliette), Mikayla,

Lucas (Mikaylee), Taylor

(Jade), Ethan (Taylor); 13

great-grandchildren; sis-

ter, Gloria Olson,

Bismarck, ND; and several

nieces, nephews and

cousins also survive. Our

family would like to ex-

press out heartfelt appre-

ciation to Jim Davenport,

for his loyal friendship

with Dad.

Ardien was preceded in

death by: his parents,

John and Gladys, mother

and father-in-law, Alvin

and Annie Leitzke,

brothers-in-law, Milton

Olson, Duane Leitzke,

Harold Sauer and Richard

Sauer.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to: Delay the

Disease Fitness Program

at the Minot YMCA, PO

Box 69, Minot, ND 58701

which combats the pro-

gression of Parkinson’s

disease or Deering Luth-

eran Church.

Visitation: Monday, No-

vember 30, 2020 from

2:00 until 4:00 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot. All lo-

cal state and CDC health

guidelines will be fol-

lowed.

Family Funeral Ser-

vice: Tuesday, December

1, 2020 at 1:30 pm at

Bethany Lutheran

Church, Minot. All local

state and CDC guidelines

will be followed.

Graveside Service:

Tuesday, December 1,

2020 at 3:15 pm at the

Deering Cemetery, Deer-

ing, ND

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to

www.bethanylutheran.tv.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

www.thompsonlarson.com.

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot