Milton Gulbranson
Aug. 23, 1938-Nov. 6, 2020
Milton Gulbranson, 82,
Minot died peacefully on
Friday, November 6, 2020
at his home with his lov-
ing family by his side.
Milton Duane “Milt”
Gulbranson was born on
August 23, 1938 in
Eveleth, MN to Theodore
and Louise (Maki)
Gulbranson. He was
raised and educated in
Eveleth and Minot where
the family moved during
the mid 1940’s. As a
teenager he began work-
ing with his father and
brothers as a sheetmetal
worker doing furnace
work. Milton entered the
U.S. Army on October 12,
1961 and received his
honorable discharge on
September 30, 1963.
Milton married JoAnn
Keyes on May 12, 1978 in
Minot. They made their
home in Minot where he
continued his career as a
sheet metal worker at the
Minot Air Force Base and
the Coal Creek Power
Plant. He retired in 1992.
Milt was a member of
the Sheet Metal Workers
Union Local #10 and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post #753. He especially
enjoyed tinkering on his
cars, western movies,
cruising on his Harley,
fishing and hunting. He
filled his moose tag in
2019.
Milt’s loving family in-
cludes his wife of 43
years: JoAnn; children:
Douglas Gulbranson and
Michael Gubranson both
of Michigan, Duane
Gulbranson of California,
Russell Bragg of Minneap-
olis, Tammy Bliujus,
Michael Bragg and
Natasha (George) Wild all
of Minot and Troy
(Christi) Bragg of Velva;
nine grandchildren; ten
great grandchildren;
brothers: Gerald
Gulbranson and Ronald
(Ann) Gulbranson all of
Minot and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Milt was preceded in
death by his parents and
siblings: Norman, Billy,
James and Leatrice.
Celebration of the Life
of Milton Gulbranson:
Saturday, November 14,
2020 from 2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. in the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 753
Club at 1100 31st Street
S.E. Minot. Military
Honors will be provided
at 3:00 p.m. by the North
Dakota Army National
Guard and Minot Ameri-
can Legion Post #26.
Interment will be in the
North Dakota Veterans
Cemetery – rural Mandan
in the Spring of 2021.
Memories and con-
dolences may be shared at
www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com.
Thomas Family Funeral
Home has been entrusted
with the arrangements.