Mervin Knutson

MOHALL – Mervin

LeRoy Knutson, 84,

Mohall, formerly of Tol-

ley, died Thursday, Nov.

26, 2020, at a Mohall

nursing home.

He was born Sept. 14,

1936, in Kenmare, to John

W. and Edna (Larson)

Knutson. He graduated

from Sherwood High

School in 1954. He gra-

duated from the North

Dakota State School of

Science and then enlisted

in the U.S. Air Force in

1957. He served his coun-

try for five years.

Upon returning home,

he enrolled in the

Milwaukee School of En-

gineering, graduating with

honors in 1964. He

worked as an engineer for

Conoco-Phillips in Cut-

bank, Mont., before re-

turning to Grover Town-

ship, rural Tolley, to farm

and ranch after the death

of his uncle, Norman

Knutson.

In 1980, Mervin mar-

ried Agnes (Mayer) Ring.

Mervin and Agnes contin-ued to farm and ranch un-

til moving to Mohall in

2017.

Mervin was a member

of St. Jerome Catholic

Church, Mohall, the

American Legion in Tol-

ley and Mohall and the

Mohall Gun Club. He was

a very avid hunter and

fisherman. He enjoyed

playing pool, bowling, ice

fishing, trap shooting and

darts.

Family: wife, Agnes

Knutson, Mohall; step-

daughters, Peggy (Judith)

Ring, Minneapolis, Minn.,

JoAnn Gehringer, Mohall,

Bonny (Eddie) Mayer,

Minot, Loretta (Steve)

Scott, Mohall, Sonia Ring,

Mohall, Tina (John)

Moberg, Washburn, Vera

(Alan) Jones, Tolley;

grandchildren, Jodi, Jam-

ie, Melini, Ashley, Eddie

Mitchell, Shannon, Court-

ney, Terri, Jeremy, Codi,

Cori, Wyatt and Andrew;

26 great-grandchildren;

brother, Jerome Knutson,

Temple, Texas; nieces,

Lori and Karen; nephews,

Erik and Michael; sister-

in-law, Beverly Knutson,

Post Falls, Idaho; and

numerous cousins.

Mervin was preceded

in death by: his parents;

John and Edna Knutson;

brother, Melvin Knutson;

and sister-in-law, Pat

Knutson.

Funeral: 2 p.m., Fri-

day, Dec. 4, 2020, at St.

Jerome Catholic Church,

Mohall. A link to a video

of the service will be post-

ed to his online obituary

after the funeral.

Burial: Mohall Com-

munity Cemetery, Mohall.

Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1

p.m., Friday, at Brose

Funeral Home, Mohall.

Friends may also sign the

online guestbook at

brosefuneralhome.com.

Memorials: Memorials

preferred to the Mohall

Ambulance Service.