Galen Halverson

Galen Halverson, 68,

New Town, died Satur-

day, May 14, 2022, at a

Bismarck hospital.

Galen Halverson was

born February 15, 1954, to

Orphie and Iva Belle (Ru-

land) Halverson, in Minot.

He was raised in New

Town where he attended

school and graduated in

1972. Galen continued his

education at North Dakota

State School of Science in

mechanics before return-

ing to New Town to work

in the oil field.

On August 30, 1975,

Galen and Lana “Kristy”

Olson were united in mar-

riage. They made their

home on the Olson family

farm. Galen worked his

entire life in the oil patch

in Western North Dakota.

He started his career with

RA Prather and Sons, NL

Well Service, and was

currently employed with

Murex Petroleum. It was

hard work and he saw

many highs and lows

throughout the years in

the industry.

Galen loved his family

and grandchildren. They

enjoyed many summers at

their cabin at Van Hook

fishing,visiting, and cruis-

ing around in their golf

cart. He also enjoyed

working in his yard.

Galen also loved all an-

imals and had a few favor-

ite dogs, Zeus and Max.

He had a strong interest in

classic cars, which he also

collected, and he enjoyed

attending car shows. But

Sundays were reserved

for football! He was a

die-hard Vikings fan, even

through all the disap-

pointing seasons.

He was a lifelong

member of Bethel Luth-

eran Church where he

served as an usher. His

smile was often hidden by

his “handle-bar” mus-

tache, but the twinkle in

his eyes was always there.

He will be greatly missed

by his family and friends.

Galen is survived by his

wife, Kristy Halverson of

New Town; son, Eric (Ter-

ry) Halverson of Dickin-

son;daughters,Toni (Mike)

Zinke of Bismarck, and

Lindsay (Brian) Roggen-

buck of New Town;

grandchildren,Keegan

Vanderhoef, Ryan Zinke,

Ethan and Evy Halverson,

Braylen and Sawyer Rog-

genbuck; sisters-in-law,

Caroline Mehl of Califor-

nia, and Joan Decker of

Washington; and many

nieces,nephews,and

cousins.

He was preceded by his

parents and stepfather,

Ray Keller; grandson,

Aiden Vanderhoef; broth-

ers, Roger (Gail) Halver-

son and Gary Halverson;

sister Mable Lou (Ted)

Anno;niece,Heather

Halverson;

brothers-in-law,Cliff Mehl

and Kenneth Olson; and

sister-in-law,Lucinda

(Jim) Biladeau.

Visitation: Thursday,

May 19, 2022, from 1-5

p.m. at Langhans Funeral

Home, Parshall

Funeral: Friday, May

20, 2022, at 11 a.m., at

Bethel Lutheran Church,

New To (Langhans Fun-

eral Home, Parshall www. langhansfuneralhome.com