Duane Sinclair

Duane Sinclair, 87,

Minot, formerly of Lans-

ford, ND, passed away on

Wednesday, August 31,

2022, with his family at

his side.

James “Duane” Sinclair

was born on November

27, 1934, a son of James

and Mary (Kalla) Sinclair

on the family farm in

Muskego Township, Lans-

ford, ND. He was raised

on the family farm, and

attended school at

Muskego Township

School #1.

On August 23, 1957,

Duane enlisted into the

United States Army Na-

tional Guard. He proudly

served his country until

honorable discharge on

February 22, 1958. Fol-

lowing his discharge,

Duane worked at Westlie

Motor Company in the

parts department, before

returning to the farm.

Duane was united in

marriage to Lucille Wein-

mann on June 22, 1963 at

St. Leo the Great Roman

Catholic Church in Minot.

They made their home on

the Sinclair farm, where

they raised their three

children Jo Ann, Lyle and

Brenda. Duane was active

on the farm, and during

the winter months served

as a civilian mechanic at

the Minot Air Force Base.

In the fall of 1992, Duane

and Lucy moved to Minot.

For several years,

Duane cared for his wife,

following a motor vehicle

accident in 1986. He

worked tirelessly as an

advocate to prevent this

type of accident from af-

fecting other families.

Lucy passed away on May

31, 2012. Following her

death, he continued to

live in Minot.

He enjoyed the out-

doors hunting, fishing,

farming and the occasion-

al trip to the casino. His

family was very important

to him and he was very

proud of his children and

grandchildren. Duane was

a loving father, grandfa-

ther and friend and will

be deeply missed.

He is survived by:

Children: JoAnn Blake,

Lyle (Shirley) Sinclair and

Brenda Sinclair; three

grandchildren: Tyler J.

Anderson, Ashlyn Sin-

clair and Alexis Blake;

numerous nieces,

nephews and cousin also

survive.

He was preceded in

death by his parents, wife

Lucille, brother Jerome,

and an infant sister Derlis

Sinclair.

Visitation: Sunday, Sep-

tember 4, 2022 from 3 un-

til 5 pm at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot

Vigil Prayer Service:

Sunday, September 4,

2022 at 5 pm in

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home Chapel, Minot

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Monday, September 5,

2022, 10:30 am, St. Leo

the Great Roman Catholic

Church, Minot. The Fun-

eral Mass will be lives-

treamed and may be

viewed at the link provid-

ed on his web page at:

thompsonlarson.com

Burial: A private family

burial will take place at

St. Henry’s Catholic

Cemetery, rural Foxholm,

ND

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(thompsonlarson.com).