Ron Huber
Oct. 12, 1943-Dec. 13, 2020
Ronald Huber, 77,
Minot, ND, passed away
Sunday, December 13,
2020 in his home sur-
rounded by his loved
ones.
Ronald LeRoy Huber
was born October 12,
1943 in Westhope, ND to
Marion and Alice
(Lesmann) Huber. He was
reared and educated in
Maxbass, ND, graduated
from Maxbass High
School.
On July 31, 1963, Ron
was united in marriage to
Shirley Jenstead in Max-
bass. They lived in
Westhope and Maxbass
before moving to Minot in
1965. They later moved to
Rolette where Ron and
Shirley went to work at
the local lumberyard, Ron
as a manager and Shirley
as the book keeper. In
1969, the couple moved
back to Minot, where Ron
managed Great Plains
Supply Company. Ron
managed the company for
many years before taking
the job as district
manager, at this stage in
his career he realized that
his true calling was work-
ing with the public and
contractors hand to hand,
face to face and not at the
corporate level.
Ron went back to Great
Plains Supply in Minot as
a manager back to the em-
ployees, contractors and
people he loved so dearly.
Ron retired in 1988 from
GPS and purchased Minot
Lumber and Hardware.
Ron, Shirley and family
worked together at Minot
Lumber and Hardware
until Shirley’s passing
April 2, 1999. Ron and his
boys continued to operate
Minot Lumber and
Hardware until March 31,
2009.
Ron married Barbara
(Forsberg) Jacobson, Janu-
ary 28, 2002, in Las Vegas,
NV. They made their
home in Minot and win-
tered in Maricopa, AZ.
Ron enjoyed golfing,
fishing, hunting, playing
poker, watching a good
dirt track race, and taking
his dog, Mimi, for walks.
Most of all, he enjoyed
spending time with his
family, especially his
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
His loving family in-
cludes: wife, Barb, Minot;
sons, Joe Huber, Hinsdale,
MT, Troy (Carlene)
Huber, Minot, Cory (Pam)
Huber, Minot, and Trever
(Evie) Huber, Minot;
grandchildren, Corey
(Jeannie) Mock, Amanda
Huber, Braden (Tia)
Huber, Shad Huber,
Dylan Huber;
great-grandchildren, Em-
mett, Grayson and Cam-
don; step-children, Roni
(Gary) Wilson, Dawn (Jay)
Krueger, and Justin Jacob-
son; step-grandchildren,
Tate, Mia, Ty, Creighton,
MicKaine and Patton;
mother-in-law, Adeline
Forsberg, Minot; siblings,
Gerald (Mary) Huber,
Mesa, AZ, Myrna (Larry)
Romine, Maxbass, ND,
Sandy (Maurice) Thoren-
son, Mandan, ND, Gary
(Debbie) Huber, Garrison,
ND; sister-in-law, Sharon
(Rodney) Guderjahn,
Minot; and numerous
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
Marion and Alice Huber;
wife, Shirley;
father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Norman
and Evelyn Jenstead.
Celebrating the Life of
Ron:
Due to the Coronavirus
Pandemic, A Private Fun-
eral Service by invitation
will be held Friday, De-
cember 18, 2020, at 10:00
am at Bread of Life Luth-
eran Church, Minot.
The family encourages
those attending to wear
masks and social distance.
A Public Graveside Ser-
vice will be held on Fri-
day at 10:45 am at
Rosehill Memorial Park,
Minot, ND. Due to the
Coronavirus Pandemic,
please observe social dis-
tancing.
Memorials: In lieu of
flowers, memorials are
preferred to Bread of Life
Lutheran Church in
Minot.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompsonlarson.
com).