Delwyn “Del” Winzenburg

Delwyn “Del” Winzen-

burg was a wonderful

man that was never at a

loss for a witty comment,

funny story, or to leave

you with a piece of ad-

vice.

His life story began on

Dec. 18th, 1953 the first

born of Doug and Viola

Winzenburg. He was born

in Kenmare, ND and

raised in the rural com-

munities of Flaxton and

Lignite.

According to Del and

his brothers and sisters

Mary Jo, Donald, Marnel,

and Doug, he was quite

the prankster growing up.

He fortunately passed that

trait down to his own

children and grandkids.

Delwyn met the love of

his life and best friend on

a blind date in high

school. He married Mary

E. Rasmusson on Sept. 24,

1972. While away at Na-

tional Guard Training,

their daughter, Julie

Marie, was born on May

21, 1973. Two years later,

a little guy came along.

Clinton Delwyn was born

on Jan. 22, 1975. On July

25, 1978, Kristi Jo became

the little sister to the fami-

ly. Delwyn and Mary

showered their three chil-

dren with love, affection,

support, life lessons, and

values that guide them in

their daily lives.

Del found enjoyment in

hunting, fishing, playing

softball, bowling, attend-

ing Class B State basket-

ball tournaments in

Minot, and socializing

with friends. There was

never a quick trip to

Minot, as Del always ran

into someone he knew

and took the time to visit.

Gunsmoke, Bonanza, John

Wayne, Andy Griffith,

and the good ole’ shows

were always playing on

his television.

Delwyn was involved

with the Lion’s Club,

member of the Burke Cen-

tral School Board, mayor

of Lignite, Staff Sergeant

in the National Guard,

volunteer with the fire

department, organizations

associated with the eleva-

tor, and someone who al-

ways lent a helping hand.

Del was employed as a

butcher at the Lignite gro-

cery store, a custodian at

the Burke Central School,

and found his real niche

in the grain elevator busi-

ness. Very much a people

person and enjoyed work-

ing with farmers and oth-

ers in the farming busi-

ness. We can’t forget

Winzy’s. Delwyn and

Mary owned Winzy’s

Drive-Inn for 13 years.

While working full time at

the elevator, he found

time to flip burgers and

make the best salads side

by side with Mary. They

were quite the team.

Del was a mathemati-

cian and not always big

on reading; however, he

recommended a couple of

classics to his grandchil-

dren (Madison, Danielle,

Braydan, Jackson, Jaydin,

Karli, and Tyson). He

would ask them, “Did you

ever read Under the

Grandstands by Seymore

Butts or Yellow River by

I.P. Daley?” Then he

would laugh his wonder-

ful laugh and the

grandkids asked for more.

Delwyn will be greatly

missed. He will be cher-

ished by all that knew Del

and his big heart. His chil-

dren will always be grate-

ful that their dad showed

them what selfless and

genuine looks and feels

like.