Paul Hyndman
Paul Jon Hyndman, 78,
West Fargo, ND passed
away on Friday, October
8, 2021 at Sanford Hospi-
tal, Fargo, ND surrounded
by his family.
Born in 1943 in Cando,
N.D. to John and Juanita
(Gerrard) Hyndman, he
spent part of his child-
hood in Perth, N.D. and
then in 1948 moved to
Rolla, N.D. He graduated
from Rolla High School in
1961. From there he went
to U.N.D. to attend col-
lege, where he played
football as a walk-on. He
was on the 1964 Hall of
Fame team.
In 1966 he enlisted in
the U. S. Army where he
served his country in
Vietnam and was very
proud of his service. He
worked for local vets and
their families to make
sure they received their
benefits. He received the
National Defense Medal,
Vietnam Service Medal,
R.V.N. Campaign Medal
with 60 device, Army
Communication Medal,
Army Commendation
Medal with 1st oak leaf
cluster.
In 1972, he returned to
U.N.D. to receive his de-
gree in business. At this
time, he met his wife of
48 years Dianne Hogen-
son. They were married
in 1973 in Cando. They
were the proud parents of
three children.
He worked in manufac-
turing and took the postal
exam in 1982 then fin-
ished his career in Ken-
mare, N.D. as postmaster.
Paul and Dianne loved
their U.N.D. sports, trav-
eled some, and retired to
West Fargo in 2012.
Paul was very proud of
his grandchildren and
their sports and academic
accomplishments.
He is survived by his
wife, Dianne; daughters,
Shawna Scheffler of St.
Clair, Michigan, Joline
(Ryan) Sinner, Casselton,
N.D.; son, Michael of
Minot, N.D.; 4 grandchil-
dren, Kaia Scheffler, Nick
Martin, Reed Sinner, and
Casey Sinner; cousins,
Bruce (Sandy) Gerrard
and Andrew Gerrard.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, John
and Juanita; brother Jack;
and numerous aunts, un-
cles, and cousins.
Visitation: Thursday,
October 14, 2021 starting
at 10:00 AM at West Fun-
eral Home, West Fargo,
ND.
Memorial Service:
Thursday, October 14,
2021 at 11:00 AM at West
Funeral Home, West Far-
go, ND.
Burial: Friday, October
15, 2021 at 2:00 PM at
North Dakota Veterans
Cemetery, Mandan, ND.
West Funeral Home &
Life Tribute Center
westfuneralhome.com