Lee Wieland

Lee Wieland, 72, Minot

died Saturday, October

16, 2021, in a Minot hos-

pital with Carmel, Jarah,

and Jacob by his side.

Lee Francis Wieland

was born on December 7,

1948 to Richard and Mary

(Hagensen) Wieland in

Valley City, ND. He gra-

duated high school from

Cardinal Muench Sem-

inary, Fargo, ND in 1966.

He attended North Dakota

State University, graduat-

ing with a Bachelor of Sci-

ence degree in Mathemat-

ics in 1971. Following his

college education, he

taught school at Plaza and

Surrey high schools.

On June 11, 1977, Lee

married the love of his

life, Carmel Braaflat in

Plaza, ND. They made

their home in Minot. Lee

began working for the Un-

ited State Postal Service

in 1979. He worked in

various capacities at the

Post Office, retiring in

2013.

Lee was an avid MN

Twins and Vikings fan,

but like many Twins and

Vikings fans, the frustra-

tion was deeply felt. Two

Vikings games were spe-

cial – a game at Lincoln

Financial Stadium in Phi-

ladelphia with Jacob and

one at US Bank Stadium

in Minneapolis with

Jarah.

Lee loved to hunt and

fish and would take any-

one with who wanted to

go. The best memories in-

volved hunting and fish-

ing with his kids, as well

as nieces, nephews, and

family friends. Lee was

especially grateful for the

Max farmers and his

nephews in Plaza, who al-

lowed him to hunt on

their land anytime he

wanted. In the early years

of their marriage, Lee kept

a diary of sorts where he

tracked the number of

birds he got verses how

many Carmel got. The

written record stopped

when Carmel switched

from a single shot shot-

gun, to a semi-automatic.

Lee’s faith was very im-

portant to him. Faith

helped him accept his

cancer diagnosis with

grace, as well as give him

the strength to fight it for

six years. He volunteered

at Our Lady of Grace serv-

ing and reading at Mass.

He was blessed enough to

go on three mission trips

to Africa, to spread the

Word around the world.

After retiring, Lee lived

for his grandchildren.

Whether it was reading to

them, pulling them on the

sled, or watching all their

activities, he loved all of it

and was very present in

their lives.

He was affectionately

known as “Uncle Lee” by

more than just his nieces

and nephews. He was a

loving husband, dad,

grandpa, brother, and

friend and will be missed

by all who knew him.

Lee is survived by: Wife

of 44 years, Carmel; Chil-

dren: Jarah (Brock) Gil-

stad, Jacob (Mimi) Wie-

land; four grandchildren:

Kade, Cole, Ayla, Gray-

son; Siblings: Jean (Dan)

Rietze, Lloyd (Audrey)

Wieland, Larry (Ann)

Wieland, Dennis (Veroni-

ca) Wieland, Gerry (Sher-

rie) Wieland, Patricia

(Dan) Tingle, Ron Wie-

land, Elaine (Wes) Kucera,

Maurice (Rosie) Wieland,

Martin (Judy) Wieland,

Vic (Cindy) Wieland, Beth

(Mike) Dardis; several

nieces, nephews, and

cousins also survive.

Lee was preceded in

death by: his parents,

in-laws DuWayne and

Doris Braaflat, a

sister-in-law Halima, and

a nephew Levi.

Visitation: Friday, Oc-

tober 22, 2021 from 5 un-

til 7 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot

Vigil Prayer Service:

Friday at 7 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Chapel, Minot

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Saturday, October 23,

2021 at 10 a.m. at Our

Lady of Grace Catholic

Church, Minot. The ser-

vice will be livestreamed

and may be viewed at the

link provided at

www.thompson

larson.com.

Burial: Saturday at 1

p.m. at Plaza East

Cemetery, Plaza, ND.

Memorials may be

given in Lee’s memory to

Our Lady of Grace Food

Pantry or Minot Soccer

Association.