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Lyder Nord

Nov. 23, 1929-Nov. 26, 2020

Lyder Austin Nord, 91,

Minot, ND, died Thurs-

day, November 26, 2020,

at a Minot care facility.

Lyder was born on No-

vember 23, 1929, (or as he

said, 11/23/29 in a snows-

torm, named after the

doctor that delivered him)

to John and Irene (Ding-

man) Nord on the family

farm in Churchs Ferry,

ND. He was raised on the

farm and received his

education and graduated

from Churchs Ferry High

School in 1948. He was

very proud of being on the

high school basketball

team, making the all-state

team in 1948. In 1952,

Lyder enlisted in the Unit-

ed States Army. He

proudly served his coun-

try until his honorable

discharge on February 20,

1954.

On June 28, 1953, on a

hot 114 degree day, Lyder

was united in marriage to

Gloria Liudahl in Fort

Leonard Wood, MO. They

made their first home in

Churchs Ferry, then Rug-

by where he was em-

ployed with TBA, Home

of Economy, then

transferred with the com-

pany to Minot in 1967.

His customer service was

important to him, doing

many jobs throughout the

store, including manage-

ment of the tire depart-

ment. He was well known

for his honesty, drawing

in repeat customers. He

had 53 years of dedicated

service.

In his younger years he

helped out with the home

farm operations, as well

as assisted his brother Vic

with his meat shop. While

in Rugby he volunteered

with the fire department,

refereed basketball, and

assisted the sheriff when

needed. He was a member

of the Rugby City Council,

as well as president of the

Rugby Chamber Board of

Directors. He was a

member of Augustana

Lutheran Church, now

merged with Christ Luth-

eran, Minot. He was a

member of the Elks, Ea-

gles and American Legion

clubs.

Lyder’s hobbies includ-

ed fishing, hunting, hor-

seshoes, mowing lawns,

and cooking, including

many years of smoking

meats. He enjoyed listen-

ing to Sunday Polka Party,

playing cards and board

games. He enjoyed mak-

ing his daily phone calls

to his kids, always talking

about the weather, men-

toring, and giving advice

if needed.

He was resilient, beat-

ing COVID-19 in Sep-

tember. He was very

proud to have been able to

vote in the 2020 election.

Lyder is survived by:

his children: Linda

Schafer, Lonny Nord,

Lana (Larry) Hoff, Lisa

(Mitch) Moldenhauer;

grandchildren: Daisy

(Kory) Kenner, Luke

Schafer (Melissa), Justin

Moldenhauer:

sisters-in-law: Joyce Nord,

Darlene Erickson (Milt),

Beaulah Sears and Arlyce

Liudahl; brother-in-law:

Robert Liudahl.

He is preceded in death

by: his wife, Gloria,

parents, son-in-law, Louie

Schafer, and siblings,

Marvin, Vic, Alice, Lois,

and Sid.

Visitation: Tuesday, De-

cember 1, 2020 from 5:00

p.m. until 7:00 p.m at the

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home Chapel, Minot.

Funeral Service:

Wednesday, December 2,

2020, at 11:00 a.m. at the

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home Chapel, Minot,

for immediate family.

Burial with military

honors: Wednesday, De-

cember 2, 2020, at 11:40

p.m. at Rosehill Memorial

Park, Minot. Public is wel-

come to attend.

The link to the live

stream on YouTube is:

https://www.youtube.com/

channel/UCkw5w

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