John “Jack” Doering

John “Jack” Doering, 83,

Minot, formerly of Goo-

drich, ND, died Saturday,

November 28, 2020 in a

Minot Hospital.

Jack was born De-

cember 19, 1936, at

Bismarck, ND, the son of

Richard and Anita (Mar-

tin) Doering. He was

raised at Goodrich and as-

sisted with the family

business, Doering’s Super

Value in Goodrich during

his younger years. He gra-

duated from Goodrich

High School in 1955. Jack

entered active duty ser-

vice with the US Army,

honorably serving his

country following the

Korean Conflict from 1957

until 1958.

He returned to North

Dakota, where he contin-

ued his education, receiv-ing a degree in Business

from Valley City State

College in 1962. He later

received a Master’s degree

in Business from the

University of North Dako-

ta.

Jack was united in mar-

riage to Rita Gisi on Au-

gust 9, 1968 at Grand

Forks. Along with raising

their two children, he was

employed as a Professor

in the Business Depart-

ment at Mankato State

College for two years and

then at Minot State Col-

lege. He spent time as a

Professor at Wahpeton

State School of Science

from 1974-1979 and re-

turned to Minot State

University from 1979 un-

til 2000, when he partially

retired. He returned to

teach at Minot High

School as a substitute

teacher and at Minot State

in the Business depart-

ment part time. He fully

retired in 2010.

In 1984, Jack rededicat-ed his life to the Lord.

This decision made a sig-

nificant impact on the

Doering family, leading

them to First Assembly of

God Church in Minot,

where Jack was an active

member until his death.

Jack enjoyed spending

time with his family and

friends and always loved

the outdoors. He contin-

ued to hunt, fish and golf

until the time of his

death. Jack was an avid

supporter of his Minot

State family and Minot

State athletics. He had a

love for his Minot State

students, many of whom

he’d see in the communi-

ty. He also was a member

of the Goodrich American

Legion Post.

Jack’s loving family in-

cludes: wife of 52 years,

Rita; children, Jenny (Jim)

Beske, Waxahachie, TX,

and Scott (Sara) Doering,

Minot; grandchildren to

include: Brooke (Jaden)

Wirrenga, Joseph Beske

and his fiance, Danielle

Peterson, Abraham Beske,

Charlie (Tori) Beske,

Amanda (Justin) Raymond

and their son, Jack; Alyssa

Doering, Megan (Jayden)

Wetzel, Miya Doering,

Jack Doering, Drake Doer-

ing, Aria Doering; sister,

Patricia “Pat” Carpenter,

Palestine, TX and twin

brother, James (Kathy)

Doering, Arlington

Heights, IL; several

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

Jack was preceded in

death by: his parents; sis-

ters, Marilyn Doering and

Katherine “Kay” Mellom

and brother, Richard

Doering.

Family Celebration of

Life service: Friday, De-

cember 4, 2020 at 1:30

p.m. in First Assembly of

God, Minot.

A livestream of the ser-

vice can be accessed by

going to Jack’s obituary on

the funeral home website.

Interment with Military

honors: ND Veterans

Cemetery, Rural Mandan

on Monday, December 7th

at 1:00 p.m.

Public Visitation:

Thursday, December 3rd

from 4-6pm in the Tho-

mas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Face coverings and so-

cial distancing are strong-

ly recommended.

Memorials: preferred to

an organization of the

donor’s choice.

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories can

go to

(www.thomasfamilyfuner

alhome.com)