Oran Keith
June 7, 1929 – Oct. 6, 2021
Oran Lovell Keith, 92,
Sherwood, died Wednes-
day, Oct. 6, 2021, at a
Mohall nursing home.
He was born on June 7,
1929, at home, in rural
Bottineau County, to
Lovell and Selma (Roths)
Keith. He attended school
at Clay Center and Mohall
Public School. After
school he worked on the
family farm with his fa-
ther near Mohall.
Oran was united in
marriage to Audrey
Anderson on Sept. 21,
1951. To this union, two
children were born: a
daughter, Kathy Mae, and
a son, Steven John. He
enlisted in the Army in
1951 and was honorably
discharged in 1953. The
couple lived in Port
Townsend, Wash., while
Oran was in the military,
and then moved back to
North Dakota. They
farmed near Mohall for
several years before mov-
ing to Sherwood where
they took over the farm
from Audrey’s father.
Oran retired from the
family farm in the
mid-1990s and began
working for Farmers Un-
ion Oil in Mohall. Once
he retired from Farmers
Union Oil, he continued
to help on the family
farm. He enjoyed running
combine for his cousins
until he was 88 years old.
Oran was active in the
American Legion, serving
as Post Commander, Ad-
jutant and District Offices.
He served as Prosperity
Township Supervisor, on
the Renville County Zon-
ing Committee and drove
bus for Sherwood Public
School.
Our family is comforted
to know that Oran has
joined his lifetime love,
Audrey, in heaven.
Family: Oran is sur-
vived by his children,
Kathy (David) Daeley,
Maddock, and Steve (Jer-
ri) Keith, Sherwood;
grandchildren, Jeff (April)
Daeley, Mike Daeley, Ali-
cia Olson, Jessica (Jody)
Simpson, Lacey (Ben)
Ethen, and Jarett Keith;
great-grandchildren,
Rileigh Kummer, Garrin
Daeley, Chesney Gray,
Camden Olson, Adleigh
Olson, Ashlyn Simpson,
Jayden Simpson, Gage
Simpson, Kennedy Ethen,
Kylee Ethen and Kimber
Ethen; sister, Arvilla Me-
lin, Mohall;
brother-in-law, Paul
(Glenda) Anderson,
Mohall; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Oran was preceded in
death by: his wife, Au-
drey; parents; sisters,
Frances Harmon, Viola
May and LuVaine
Schroeder; brother,
Harold Keith; and grand-
daughter, Samantha
Keith.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m., Sa-
turday, Oct. 16, 2021, at
New Horizons Church of
the Nazarene, Mohall.
After the service, a link to
a video of the service will
be posted to the online
obituary.
Burial: Wigdahl
Cemetery, rural Sher-
wood, at 3 p.m.
Family Service: 7 p.m.,
Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at
the church.
Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m.,
Friday, at Brose Funeral
Home, Mohall. Friends
may also sign the online
guestbook at
brosefuneralhome.com.
Memorials: Memorials
preferred to the
Bothun-Peterson Ameri-
can Legion #213, Sher-
wood, or New Horizons
Church of the Nazarene,
Mohall.