Richard Mehus

SHERWOOD – Richard

Leroy “Richie” Mehus, 83,

Sherwood, died peaceful-

ly Monday, May 16, 2022,

at a Minot nursing home,

surrounded by his loved

ones.

He was born Oct. 17,

1938, in Sherwood, to

Engvald and Grace

(Albers) Mehus. He at-

tended and graduated

from Kenmare High

School in 1956. He mar-

ried Betty Grenvik in No-

vember of 1957. Their

marriage was blessed with

five children, one

daughter and four sons.

Their marriage ended in

1969. At that time, Richie

moved to the home farm

with his five children.

Throughout his life, he

did carpentry work,

worked missile sites, and

ultimately returned to

farming with his father.

After retiring from farm-

ing, Richie became the as-

sistant city maintenance

man for his beloved City

of Sherwood. He took

great pride in making

Sherwood look beautiful.

Richie was a member of

Our Savior Lutheran

Church, Sherwood, and

the Sherwood Senior Ci-

tizens Center. He loved

lotto tickets, bingo and

beating his friends and

sons at cards. He will for-

ever be remembered as a

jokester, a storyteller, a

friend, a pet lover, a fa-

ther, grandfather, brother

and uncle. Richie will be

missed by all who were

blessed to share in his

life.

Family: daughter, Vicki

(Kevin Merck) Larson,

Minot; sons, Mike (Tam-

my) Mehus, Porterville,

Calif., Max Mehus, Minot,

and Kelly Mehus, Sher-

wood; eight grandchildren

andfour

great-grandchildren; spe-

cial nephew, Lynn (Carol)

Mehus, Stanley; and spe-

cial pets, Poochie and

Flash.

Richie was preceded in

death by: his parents,

Engvald and Grace

Mehus; son, Mark Mehus;

and brother, Ron Mehus.

Funeral: 2 p.m., Friday,

May 20, 2022, at Our Sa-

vior Lutheran Church,

Sherwood.

Burial: Sunset Memori-

al Gardens, rural Minot.

Visitation: 11 a.m. until

the service time, Friday,

at the church. Friends

may also sign the online

guestbook at

brosefuneralhome.com.

(Brose Funeral Home,

Mohall)