Paul Horn

passed away peacefully

Thursday, April 8, 2021,

at Trinity Hospital in

Minot, surrounded by his

loving family.

Paul was born in St.

Paul, MN on February 9,

1941 to Harold and Lor-

raine Horn. He graduated

from Henry Sibley High

School in West St. Paul in

1959. Paul married Donna

Nygard on June 8, 1963 at

the Minot Air Base

chapel. They became the

proud parents of five chil-

dren.

After high school, Paul

enlisted in the United

States Air Force. He com-

pleted airborne radio

school in Biloxi, MS, and

became a radio operator.

He was stationed at Kade-

na Air Base in Okinawa,

Japan, and then

transferred to Minot Air

Base, where he attained

the rank of Airman First

Class. While serving in

Minot he received the Air

Force Special Commenda-tion Medal and was

named the Base’s Airman

of the Quarter.

In 1964, he started

Paul’s Woodworks in

Minot. He taught himself

to repair and refinish fur-

niture and became a mas-

ter of his trade. He ex-

panded the business to

sell paint and other fin-

ishing products and sun-

dries for many years to lo-

cal painters, cabinet shops

and other customers.

After 39 years he sold the

business and retired. He

then started carving

ducks, geese, and fish,

and making other wood

products as part of a hob-

by business called Prairie

Creations. He and Donna

spent many years exhibit-ing his work at Pride of

Dakota and other craft

fairs.

Paul was an active

member at St. John the

Apostle Catholic Church.

He was a proud supporter

of Bishop Ryan High

School. He served as

President of the Minot

Lions Club and was a

Grand Knight as a

member of the Knights of

Columbus. He also served

as an Alderman on the

Minot City Council and

was a member of the

Minot Planning Commis-

sion. He enjoyed fishing,

hunting, camping, com-

pleting fix-it projects for

his family, and was an

avid sports fan. The time

spent with his family was

his favorite.

Paul is survived by: his

wife of 57 years, Donna;

his five children, Denise

(Keith) Johnson of Minot,

ND; Jim (Ann) Horn of

Minneapolis, MN; Debbie

(Steve) Jung of Blooming-

ton, MN; DeAnn (Perry)

Mattson of Grand Forks,

ND and Darla (Patrick)

Jensen of Bismarck, ND;

17 grandchildren; two

great-grandchildren; and

his siblings, Peter, Linda,

Laura, Elaine, Marie, Jon,

Joe, Anita and Beth; and

numerous nieces and

nephews.

Paul was preceded in

death by: his parents,

Harold and Lorraine

Horn, and grandson, Jor-

dan.

A Vigil Prayer Service

for family and friends will

be held at 5:00 pm on

Monday, April 12, 2021 at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home in Minot, im-

mediately followed by a

visitation until 7:00 pm.

A Mass of Christian

Burial will be at 10:00 am

on Tuesday, April 13,

2021 at St. John the Apos-

tle Catholic Church in

Minot.

Interment will be at

Rosehill Memorial

Cemetery following the

funeral.

A luncheon reception

will be held at the church

at approximately 12:00

pm following the inter-

ment.

In lieu of flowers, the

family prefers memorials

to the St. John the Apostle

Catholic Church building

fund or a charity of your

choice.

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to the

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral home website:

www.thompson

larson.com.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at www.thompson

larson.com.