Ken Shobe
July 19, 1935-March 1, 2021
MOHALL – Kenneth
Jerome Shobe, 85, Mohall,
passed away on Monday,
March 1, 2021, at Edge-
wood Hawks Point in Dic-
kinson.
Kenneth Jerome Shobe
was born on July 19, 1935
in Judson, to Clarence and
Hannah (Trytten) Shobe.
He attended school for his
first four years in Rey-
nolds, and graduated from
McVille High School in
1953. Ken attended UND
and Mayville State
University, graduating in
1958.
From 1958 to 1961, Ken
taught and coached boys’
basketball in Osnabrock.
He then moved to Lang-
don to teach and coach
boys’ basketball. Ken be-
came elementary princi-
pal in Langdon from
1966-76.
Ken married Candace
Larson on Oct. 14, 1969,
at the First Presbyterian
Church in Langdon. Two
sons were born to them.
In April of 1976, Ken
moved his family to
Mohall, where he opened
a Coast to Coast hardware
store. He operated that
store until 1985, after
which he became
Mohall’s City Coordinator
until his retirement in
2019. Ken was honored
by the North Dakota
League of Cities as State
Employee of the Year in
2009. Ken was also in-
ducted into the Langdon
Educators’ Hall of Fame in
2019. Ken served as May-
or of Mohall from 1980 to
1984. He was also a form-
er Renville County Com-
missioner.
Ken was an avid hunter
and fisherman, along with
his love of high school
basketball. He followed
the Mohall Yellow Jackets
and M-L-S Mavericks over
the years. He became a
Dickinson Trinity Titan
fan as soon as his grand-
sons became involved in
Titan athletics. They
were the joy of his life.
Family: Ken is sur-
vived by his wife of 51
years, Candace Shobe,
Mohall; sons, Jeffrey
Shobe, Kenmare, and Jer-
ry (Amy) Shobe, Dickin-
son; grandchildren, Jake
and Luke Shobe; brother,
Wesley Shobe, McVille;
sister, Gaynell Arneson,
St. George, Utah; and
several nieces and
nephews.
Ken was preceded in
death by: his parents,
Clarence and Hannah
Shobe; sister-in-law,
Madeline Shobe; and
brother-in-law, Robert
Arneson.
Funeral: 1 p.m., Satur-
day, March 6, 2021, at
Zion Lutheran Church,
Mohall.
Visitation: Friends may
sign the guestbook Satur-
day, from 10 a.m. until
the service time, at the
church. Friends may also
sign the online guestbook
at brosefuneralhome.com.
(Brose Funeral Home,
Mohall)