Darald Nielsen

Darald Gifford Nielsen,

90, of Minot died Satur-

day, May 14, 2022, at a

Minot hospital.

Darald G. Nielsen was

born on July 7, 1931, to

Axel and Jesse (Gadba)

Nielsen in Minot. He was

raised and educated in

Minot. He entered the Un-

ited States Army in July of

1950 and served with the

11th Combat Engineers in

Korea. He received three

Bronze Stars, Good Con-

duct Medal and Over Seas

Bars. He was honorably

discharged in July of

1953.

He worked for the Great

Northern Railroad and

Burlington Northern Rail-

road from 1953 to 1993.

He married Joyce Klimple

on June 10, 1956, in

Minot where they made

their home. He and his

wife owned and operated

Nielsen’s Greenhouse on

Wheels.

Darald was a member of

St. Paul’s Lutheran

Church, Veterans of

Foreign Wars and NARS

all of Minot.

He is survived by his

wife Joyce, Son: Randy

(Linda) Nielsen of Minot,

Daughter: Shelly (Hamid)

Khaldi Trinity, Florida.

Two very special

grandchildren: Brittany

(Roger) Fink of Minneapo-

lis, MN and Brady Nielsen

of Minot, ND.

Darald was preceded in

death by his parents,

grandparents, infant

daughter: Kimberly Jo,

brothers: Russel, Leroy,

Keith, Kenny, Raymond

and Jerry and sisters:

Dorothy Lunder, Violet

Pasbrig and Barbara

Boersma.

At the request of Darald

there will be no funeral.

A book signing with the

family present will be

available on Sunday, May

22, 2022, from 3:00 p.m.

until 5:00 p.m. at Thomas

Family Funeral Home,

Minot.

Private burial will take

place at Rosehill Memori-

al Park, Minot at a later

date.

Memories and con-

dolences may be shared

with the family at

www.thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com.