Bill Henry

Bill Henry, 72, of

Minot, ND passed away

on November 19, 2020, at

Trinity Hospital after a

battle with COVID-19. A

private funeral will be

held and burial will be at

the Oak Creek Cemetery

in Bottineau.

Bill was born on No-

vember 3, 1948, and

adopted with his twin sis-

ter, Bonnie, by Reginald

and Elsie Henry of

Newburg, ND.

After Bill graduated

from Newburg High

School, he joined his fa-

ther on the family farm,

which he continued to

manage until his retire-

ment.

Bill married Rose Ann

Loughman on May 28,

1972. Rose and Bill di-

vorced in 1993 but

remained friends and

raised five sons together.

Bill was a sports

enthusiast who loved his

kids and grandkids.

He was an avid and

talented bowler who trav-

eled across the state and

as far as Reno, NV, to

compete in bowling tour-

naments, several of which

he won. Bill loved teach-

ing his sons to bowl and

he enjoyed beating them

every time they bowled

together.

Bill also enjoyed basket-ball and played for several

years on his church

basketball team. He was

also selected to play in a

charity game against a

team of Minnesota Vik-

ings players. Although he

was held scoreless by a

swarming Viking’s de-

fense that left him open

most of the game, Bill had

a blast bantering back and

forth with players he

watched on TV.

While Bill liked to play

sports, he is most remem-

bered for his ability to talk

sports. He had an ency-

clopedic knowledge,

backed by his obsessive

collection of sports

memorabilia. If he heard

you were attending an

out-of-town sports game,

he would always ask you

to “pick up a program” for

him. He read and saved

them all, and amassed an

impressive collection of

programs, baseball hats

and sports cards over his

life.

Bill loved that his chil-

dren and grandchildren

grew up with a passion

for sports. He never

missed attending one of

their games, and took

great joy in annual family

trips to Minneapolis to

watch the Twins play

baseball and to Winnipeg

to watch the Jets play

hockey.

He also rarely missed a

local sports game. Bill en-

joyed the social aspect

more than the games

themselves, and always

appreciated the friends

who stopped by to say

hello and to catch-up.

Bill is survived by his

five sons: Corey (wife

Whitney), Daron, Brett

(fiancee Jess), Derek (wife

Alex), and Trevor (fiancee

Chloe). He is also sur-

vived by his ex-wife Rose,

twin sister Bonnie and 12

precious grandchildren:

Toby, Greta, Oliver,

Amelia, Addison, Hezeki-

ah, Hoshea, Ishmael, Ezra,

Solomon, Gabriella and

Gamaliel.

In lieu of flowers, the

family requests that

memorials be sent to

Good Samaritan in Bot-

tineau, ND.