Byron “Caesar” Rollman
Oct. 20, 1948-Dec. 19, 2020
Byron “Caesar” Roll-
man, 72, Minot, ND,
passed away Saturday,
December 19, 2020, at
Trinity Hospital in Minot.
Byron Dale Rollman
was born October 20,
1948, the son of Harry L.
and Mildred G. (Ander-
son) Rollman, in Minot,
ND. He was raised and
educated in Minot and
graduated from Minot
High school in 1966.
Byron enlisted in the
United States Army Oc-
tober 31, 1966. He proud-
ly served his country and
attended basic training at
Fort Bliss, TX. He was sta-
tioned at Fort Gordon,
GA, for radio repair, then
back to Ft. Bliss for mis-
sile training. From there
he went to Fort Sam
Houston for medical
schooling. Then, he was
sent to Fort Benning, GA,
for Airborne training. He
then went to serve in the
Vietnam War with the 1st
Brigade 101st Airborne
Division. Finally, he went
to Fort Bragg, NC, with
the 82nd Airborne Divi-
sion. While serving in
Vietnam Byron was
awarded medals for valor,
including the Bronze Star
and The Army Commen-
dation Medal with ‘V’
Device. He was honorably
discharged August 22,
1969.
Byron was united in
marriage to Cheryl Ann
Vannett on March 12,
1971, in Minot. She
brought with her a son,
Troy, who became a son
to Byron. From this un-
ion, a daughter, Tami Kay,
was born. They later di-
vorced.
In the 1980s, he began
his civil service career as
a type setter for the de-
fense department at the
Minot Air Force Base. He
retired after 26 years of
service. He was the best at
his job and won several
awards for accuracy.
He then went to work
for Preble Medical Ser-
vices, where he performed
drug testing and worked
until the time of his
death.
He was a member of
Bethany Lutheran Church
in Minot.
He enjoyed bowling,
fishing, NASCAR, watch-
ing football, especially the
Chicago Bears and the
Dallas Cowboys, attending
auctions, collecting eagle
figurines and just about
anything with an eagle on
it. He also collected old
Christmas ornaments, and
anything brass. Byron also
enjoyed watching old
western movies and
looked forward to his
Sunday morning coffee
with his good friends, Rod
and Rollie Neuhalfen, at
the Truckstop. And in his
younger days he enjoyed
participating in demoli-
tion derbies and playing
softball.
His loving family in-
cludes: daughter, Tami
(Duane) Foreid, Burling-
ton, ND; grandchildren,
Kayla Foreid, Duane “D.J”
Foreid, Jr., Michael
Foreid, Samantha Foreid,
and Sara Foreid; siblings,
Bryan Rollman, Mesa, AZ,
Sheila Franklin, Bremer-
ton, WA, Sheryl Vannett,
Colville, WA, Blayne (Pat)
Rollman, Bremerton, WA,
Wayne Rollman, Bremer-
ton, WA, Geraldine Hick-
man, Bloomington IL, and
Scott Rollman, Las Vegas,
NV. Step-Siblings, Lola
(Doug) Hanna, Burlington,
ND, Larry (Joette) Turner,
Velva, ND, Lee (Lynne)
Turner, Jamestown, ND,
and Leon Turner, Minot,
ND; and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins and
the many friends that he
had made through the
years.
Byron was preceded in
death by his parents;
step-mother, Jean; son,
Troy Shaw; siblings,
Judith Smith and Steve
Rollman; and several
aunts and uncles.
Celebrating the Life of
Byron:
Due to the Coronavirus
Pandemic, A Private Fun-
eral Service by invitation
will be held Monday, De-
cember 28, 2020, at 3:00
pm at Bethany Lutheran
Church, Minot.
The family encourages
those attending the fun-
eral to wear flannel in
Byron’s honor.
Also, those attending
are required to wear
masks and social distance.
A Graveside Service
will take place at a later
date at Sunset Memorial
Gardens, Minot, ND, with
military honors.
Visitation: Sunday
from 3 to 5 pm at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Memorials: In lieu of
flowers, memorials are
preferred to the American
Cancer Society.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to
Bethany Lutheran Church
at www.bethanylutheran.
tv.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
thompsonlarson.com).