Bryan Vendsel

Bryan Vendsel, 78,

West Fargo, ND, formerly

of the Minot and Carpio

area, passed away Thurs-

day, June 17, 2021, at

Sanford Medical Center,

Fargo, ND.

Bryan was born No-

vember 4, 1942, the son of

Raymond and Esther

(Bryans) Vendsel, in

Minot, ND. He was raised

and educated in Carpio,

graduating from Carpio

High School in 1960.

Shortly thereafter he mar-

ried Patricia Stredwick

and they were blessed

with three children, Mike,

Jason and Lisa.

Bryan enlisted in the

United States National

Guard after high school

and was called into active

duty Army during the

Berlin Crisis and served at

Fort Riley, Kansas.

Bryan attended Minot

State College for several

years before moving to the

family farm near Carpio in

1965. In 1968, they moved

to Devils Lake, ND, where

he was manager of the De-

vils Lake Chamber of

Commerce.

In 1972, he purchased

the John Deere Implement

dealership in Cando, ND,

which he operated until

moving to Dickinson in

1986 where he was the

manager of the Small

Business Development

Center. In 1999, he moved

to Fargo, ND where he

was a real estate agent

with ReMax. During this

time he also became a

licensed auctioneer.

Bryan married Mary

Hinschberger in Minot in

2002.

Bryan was an avid

hunter, fisherman and

outdoorsman. He was a

passionate Minnesota

Twins fan, watching every

game. He also was a Min-

nesota Viking Fan and

played and watched golf.

His loving family in-

cludes: wife, Mary

Hinschberger, children,

Mike (Roxanne) Vendsel,

Jason (Kristin) Vendsel

and Lisa (Sebastian) Ha-

man, stepchildren, Sara

(Kyle) Sager and Andy

(Makell) Sahlberg.

Grandchildren, Taylor,

Cole, Lane, Derek, Dus-

tyn, Dayne and Bode,

great-grandchildren,

Madison and Ingrid, sis-

ter, Judy Vendsel, and

numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Bryan was preceded in

death by his grandparents

and parents.

Funeral: Thursday,

June 24, 2021, at 10 a.m.

at Rosehill Memorial

Park, Minot.

You are encouraged to

bring a chair along for the

service.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot, ND

Visitation: Wednesday

from 5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

at Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Memorials: are pre-

ferred to the donors

choice.

The service will be

video recorded for the

public to view and can be

accessed by going to the

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral home website: www.

thompsonlarson.com

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).