Doran Korgel
April 30, 1937-Aug. 6, 2021
Doran Korgel, 84,
Minot, ND, passed away
Friday, August 6, 2021, at
Trinity Hospital, Minot,
ND.
Doran Arthur Korgel
was born April 30, 1937,
the son of Arthur and
Agnes (Hambek) Korgel,
in Minot. He was raised
on a farm located
northeast of Minot and
educated in Minot.
Doran married Elaine
Kupser on August 19,
1957, in Minot, ND. They
made their home in
Minot, where they raised
their four children, Larry,
Tammy, Kevin and Kurtis.
Doran worked for the Har-
rington Brothers Lives-
tock, and for the City of
Minot in the Water and
Sewer Department.
Elaine passed away on
June 25, 2014. Following
her death, he continued to
reside on the family farm.
He was a member of St.
Leo the Great Catholic
Church, Minot.
Doran enjoyed hobby
farming including beef
cattle, horses, ducks,
geese, chickens, turkeys
and rabbits. Throughout
his life, he also enjoyed
playing softball, deer
hunting, fishing, travel-
ling and his cattle dogs.
His loving family in-
cludes: children, Larry
Korgel, Minot, Tammy
Seltveit, Sebring, FL,
Kevin Korgel, Minot, and
Kurtis Korgel, Minot;
three grandchildren, Tia
(Levi) Heller, Cody (Kay-
la) Mueller and Andrew
Kuhn; 5
great-grandchildren, Gra-
dy Mueller, Gus Heller,
Maya Mueller, Emma
Heller, and Kye Mueller;
brother-in-law, Tony
(Lois) Kupser; and
sister-in-law, Eliene
Kupser; and numerous
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Doran was preceded in
death by: his parents;
wife, Elaine; an infant
son; son-in-law, Greg
Seltveit; brothers, Ken-
neth (Roxanne) Korgel,
Lenhart (Patricia) Korgel;
brothers-in-law, Daniel
Kupser, and George
Kupser.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: Tuesday, August 17,
2021, at 10:00 a.m. at St.
Leo the Great Catholic
Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Monday
from 5 to 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Vigil Prayer Service:
Monday at 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Memorials: In leiu of
flowers memorials are
preferred to Parkinson’s
Foundation Minnesota
and Dakota’s Chapter,
8085 Wayzata Boulevard
Suite 100, Golden Valley,
MN 55426; or the
Roosevelt Park Zoo.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at www.thompson
larson.com.