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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