Herman Roloff
May 4, 1925-May 12, 2021
Herman Roloff, 96,
Minot, passed away on
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
in a Minot hospital.
Herman Peter Roloff
was born on May 4, 1925,
in rural Battleview, ND, a
son of William and Mary
(Hanson) Roloff. The fam-
ily moved to the McGre-
gor area where he gra-
duated from McGregor
High School in 1944. Fol-
lowing his graduation, he
assisted his parents with
the operations of the fami-
ly farm.
On February 10, 1951,
Herman enlisted into the
United States Army. He
proudly served his coun-
try in Korea and was
honorably discharged on
November 10, 1952. Fol-
lowing his discharge, he
was employed by the
State of North Dakota as a
Highway Patrol Officer.
Herman was united in
marriage to Betty Weeks
on April 19, 1959. They
made their home in the
Burlington area, where
they raised their daughter
Jill. He began working for
Midwest Motor Express in
1963, and remained there
until his retirement in
1986. In 1992, they moved
into Minot.
Herman was a member
of the Zion Lutheran
Church in McGregor and
Minot. He helped with
numerous church activi-
ties. He was a member of
the American Legion and
the Elks Club.
In later years, Herman
did volunteer work at
Trinity Health and the
Norsk Hostfest.
Herman is survived by
his loving wife of 62
years, Betty; daughter, Jill,
both of Minot;
brother-in-law, Arlo
Moberg; sister-in-law,
Shirley Roloff; and several
nieces and nephews also
survive.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, si-
blings, Curtis Roloff, Wil-
liam Roloff, Marcella Ol-
son, Adeline Kihle, Lu-
cille Anderson, Lawrence
Roloff and Mary Ann
Moberg and niece, Jane
Anderson.
Visitation: Monday,
May 17, 2021 from 4-7 pm
at Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Funeral Service: Tues-
day, May 18, 2021 at 2 pm
at Zion Lutheran Church,
Minot. Due to COVID,
face coverings are re-
quired. The service will
be livestreamed and may
be viewed at the link pro-
vided on his obituary at
www.thompsonlarson.
com
Burial: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
In lieu of flowers
memorials are preferred
to Zion Lutheran Church
or a charity of choice.
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot