Nathan Joel Wohlk

Nathan Wohlk, 42,

Ryder, ND, died Friday,

May 27, 2022 from inju-

ries sustained in a motor

vehicle accident near

Douglas, ND.

Nathan Joel Wohlk was

born on August 31, 1979,

the son of Lydell and

Wendy (Ike) Wohlk in

Minot, ND. He was raised

on the Wohlk family farm

near Ryder, ND and gra-

duated from North Shore

High School in 1997. He

furthered his education by

attending Wyoming Tech,

where he graduated with

a degree in Autobody

repair.

Following his gradua-

tion he returned to Minot,

and began working at

Prairie Truck Equipment.

He worked a variety of

blue collar jobs such as,

diesel mechanic, con-

struction, and oil field

work. He was once mar-

ried to DelRae Hoffert. To

this union four daughters

were born Lanie, Nia, Jae-

da and Jetta. The couple

later divorced.

In 2013, Nathan was the

recipient of a Kidney tran-

splant from his cousin,

Holly DeWitz. From this

gift, he was able to enjoy

life to the fullest for six

years before his disease

returned. Nathan had

many health concerns

during his adult life due

to battling this kidney

disease.

On September 26, 2020,

Nathan was united in

marriage to Nichole Ben-

nett at Hiddenwood Lake.

They made their home

near Ryder, ND, with

Nathan’s four daughters

and Nichole’s four chil-

dren,Teagan, Leila, Alivia,

and Savaily.

Family was the most

important thing to

Nathan. His children

fondly remember going

for rides in different

trucks or project cars with

their dad and singing all

their favorite songs. Their

favorite phrase was “Drop

the Hammer” when it was

time to really step on it.

Nathan and his family

spent many years camp-

ing, boating, and fishing

at different spots around

North Dakota. He enjoyed

hunting with family and

friends. He especially

loved taking his children

and nephews out to look

for pheasant, deer, or coy-

otes. Nathan was always

down for a race, he drove

many race cars real and

make shift throughout the

years. He participated in

races, pickup pulls, and

mud runs. Nathan always

had more projects than

time, tinkering on four

wheelers, motorcycles,

cars, trucks, and even golf

carts. He spoke highly of

his time under the hood

with his father, Lydell.

Nathan is survived by:

Wife, Nichole; children,

Lanie (Austin), Nia, Jaeda

and Jetta; grandson,

Sawyer; parents, Lydell

andWendy;

mother-in-law,Sherry

Bennett; two sisters,

Heather (Shawn Kluver)

Schoenborn, and Heidi

(Brian) Walsh; nieces and

nephews, Alex, Matthew,

Lucas, Dalton and Triston;

maternal grandmother,

Mabel Ike; step-children,

Teagan, Leila, Alivia, Sa-

vaily; and his beloved

chocolate lab, Lip.

Nathan was preceded

in death by his

grandparents, Lloyd Ike,

Henry (Evelyth) Wohlk;

Nichole’s grandparents,

Harvey and Julia Bennett;

cousin Troy Wohlk; aunts

and uncles, Wayne Rouse,

Marilyn Wohlk, Diane

Wohlk, Joey (Gail) Patter-

son; and his beloved hu-

sky, Snoop.

Visitation: Sunday,

June 5, 2022 from 3 until

5 pm at Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home, Minot

Funeral Service: Mon-

day, June 6, 2022 at 11 am

at Ryder Gymnasium,

Ryder, ND

Burial: Ryder Commun-

ity Cemetery, Ryder, ND

with lunch to follow at

Hiddenwood Lake.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

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