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Aug. 9, 1941-Dec. 14, 2020
Mick was born on Au-
gust 9, 1941, to Ormal
(Red) and Margery
(Hunter) Kester of Dun-
seith, ND. He attended
Dakota College in Bot-
tineau, then graduated
from Mayville State Col-
lege with a Bachelor in
Elementary Education in
1963. He later received
his Master's Degree from
NDSU.
Mick and Jan were born
one day apart and met
when they were 8 years
old. They grew up to-
gether and had so many
shared memories. They
became high school
sweethearts and were
married December 29th,
1962. lt would have been
their 58th wedding an-
niversary later this
month. They raised three
children, Todd, Troy, and
Julie.
In his youth, he worked
on farms and helped his
Dad who worked for Stan-
dard Oil to deliver gas. He
had fond memories of
milking cows, mostly be-
cause they gave him a
horse for the summer as
his wage. Later he helped
his family during har-
vests. He just couldn't
stay retired, so in his 70's
Mick began hauling sugar
beets. He just loved to talk
about farming and equip-
ment and always enjoyed
being part of farming.
His first teaching and
coaching position was in
Esmond, ND. He wanted
to pursue a Master's De-
gree at NDSU, so he ap-
plied for a position at
Agassiz Junior High
School in Fargo, ND. He
taught science for 21
years at Agassiz where he
became known for "The
Kester Test". He
transferred to Centennial
Elementary for the last 12
years. After 37 years of
teaching, he retired in
May, 2000. He began a re-
cycling program in the
school system. He also
volunteered at Nativity
Church as an usher and
later at the Police Depart-
ment.
After retirement, he
worked many part-time
jobs, retired again, and
purchased a lake cottage
near Perham, MN. He en-
joyed his neighbors along
the beach, margarita
cruises on the pontoon,
puttering in the yard and
spending time with family
and friends on Big Pine
Lake. When in Fargo, he
liked meeting up with
other retired teachers for
socializing. Mick and Jan
also enjoyed getting away
from the cold winters and
made the long drive to
Mesa, AZ, then to Ft.
Myers, FL. They truly
cherished that time with
friends and family.
He is survived by his
wife Janice; children Todd
of Canandaigua, NY, Troy
(Kelli) of Minneapolis,
MN, and Julie (Bill) Miller
of Kansas City, MO;
Grandchildren Isabella
Kester of Canandaigua, El-
len Kester and Jonah Kes-
ter of Minneapolis; Sis-
ters, Joanne Boucher of
Rugby, ND, Pennie (Gary)
Grenier of Rollette, ND,
and Cheryl (Randy)
Gaugler of Ft. Lauderdale,
FL, along with cousins,
nieces and nephews.
Mick was preceded in
death by his parents Or-
mal (Red) & Margery;
In-laws Henry and Gladys
LaCroix; brother-in-laws,
Elmer Boucher and Jerry
LaCroix; and gran-
daughter Alexandria Kes-
ter.
On Saturday, December
19th, 2020, a private ser-
vice will be held. A Cele-
bration of Life to follow
later when it is safe to
gather. Visit
boulgerfuneralhome.com
to sign the guestbook.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Sanford
Health Foundation for the
Roger Maris Cancer
Center and at Fargo Public
Schools Development
Foundation.
Arrangements entrusted
to Boulger Funeral Home
and Celebration of Life
Center, Fargo.