Paul Trout

Paul Dallas Trout, 71,

Minot, formerly of Sher-

wood, died Wednesday,

June 30, 2021, at Trinity

Hospital in Minot.

Paul was born July 24,

1949, to Aaron and Mar-

garet (Bengston) Trout.

Paul was Aaron and

Margaret’s only son. He

and his four sisters grew

up on the family farm,

four miles south of Sher-

wood. Paul was the best

big brother; creative,

thoughtful, kind, wise,

and courageous. He

taught his sisters many

wonderful lessons and

took them on many ad-

ventures growing up on

the farm. Paul attended

grade school and high

school in Sherwood. In

the fall of 1966, he attend-ed Lutheran Bible Insti-

tute in Seattle, Wash., for

six months. He complet-

ed his high school course-

work through correspon-

dence, graduating in 1967

from Sherwood High

School.

Paul was drafted into

the U.S. Military in the

fall of 1968 and served in

the U.S. Army from Feb.

1969 to Feb. 1971. He

completed basic training

in Ft. Lewis, Wash. In

July of 1969, following

basic training, he was as-

signed to the 81st Infantry

Division and joined his

Company in Fort Benning,

Ga., where he was to be

later sent to fight in the

Vietnam War. Paul ar-

rived in Vietnam on Oct.

4, 1969, and departed

from there in Jan. of 1970.

By the grace of God, Paul

returned home to the U.S.

after only 90 days in bat-

tle in Vietnam, due to a

medical condition. When

he arrived back in the

U.S., he spent time at

Letterman Army Hospital

in San Francisco, Calif.

He was then assigned to

Fort Riley, Kan., and the

138th Infantry Regiment

in March of 1970, where

he served out his Term of

Service. Paul was Honor-

ably Discharged from the

United States Army on

Feb. 5, 1971.

Paul returned home to

North Dakota in 1971 and

resumed working for his

Dad on the family farm.

On May 28, 1972, Paul

married Lois Olson at Our

Savior Lutheran Church

in Sherwood. Paul and

Lois lived in an apartment

in Sherwood until 1976,

before buying a trailer and

moving to the Trout Farm.

In addition to operating

his own farm, Paul operat-ed Trout Trucking until

the early 1990s. From

1973 to 1975, he and Lois

made many trucking trips

to Montana, Duluth and

Minneapolis. In 1989,

Paul and Lois and their

family moved into the

farmhouse on the Trout

Farm, after Paul’s father

turned over the farming

operation to him. The

couple lived there until

Jan. of 2010, when they

moved to Minot. Paul

operated at least some

portion of the Trout farm

until 2020.

God blessed Paul and

Lois with two wonderful

children, Mark and

Megan. Paul was an

amazing Father and ever

present in his children’s

lives. He attended every

single one of his

children’s sporting events

and always made time to

play catch with his son.

On one occasion, Paul

showed up completely

unannounced to one of

his son’s college baseball

games in Concordia, Kan.

A moment that Paul’s son

will remember forever.

On Oct. 29, 2012, Paul

lost the Love of His Life in

a tragic car accident. The

last nine years without his

beloved Lois were very,

very difficult for Paul.

Through many different

health problems, by the

Grace of God, he contin-

ued to press on each day

with unimaginable

strength and persever-

ance. He enjoyed going to

breakfast every morning

with some very special

friends at Primo Restau-

rant and meeting his

farming friends in Sher-

wood for coffee. In 2016,

his grandson Dallas was

born. Living long enough

to see his grandchildren

was something Paul

feared he would not ex-

perience. This year, he

was able to watch his son

take over the farming

operation completely. A

moment he had been

waiting for, for 40 years.

He recognized that each

new day is a precious gift

from God and he cher-

ished each moment he

was able to spend with

his family and the special

friends that have been by

his side.

Family: son, Mark (Vic-

toria) Trout, Minot;

daughter, Megan Trout,

Scottsdale, Ariz.; sisters,

Cleo (Daniel) Mueller and

Shelley (Michael) Ber-

nard, all of Fergus Falls,

Minn., Beth (Douglas)

Mansfield, Brainerd,

Minn., and Lisa Trout,

Vancouver, Wash.; grand-

son, Dallas, and step-

grandson, Boston, Minot;

eight nieces and nephews,

and several great-nieces

and great- nephews.

Paul was preceded in

death by: his beloved

wife, Lois; his Min Pin’s,

Baby and Sparky; and his

parents, Aaron and Mar-

garet Trout.

Memorial Service: 2

p.m., Friday, July 9, 2021,

at The Pursuit Church,

Minot.

Burial: Following the

Memorial Service, a

private family burial ser-

vice with military honors

will take place at Sunset

Memorial Gardens, rural

Minot.

Friends may sign the

guestbook two hours prior

to the service, at the

church. Friends may also

sign the online guestbook

at brosefuneralhome.com.

(Brose Funeral Home,

Mohall, ND)