Clyde Kersten

Clyde Kersten, age 76 of

Newburg, passed away on

Sunday, October 16, 2022

at the Edgewood Vista in

Minot. His funeral will be

held on Thursday, Oc-

tober 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

the Dovre Lutheran

Church in Newburg. Visi-

tation will be begin one

hour prior to service time

at the church.

Clyde Kersten, a son of

Carl and Gertrude (Lokk-

en) Kersten, was born on

April 25, 1946 in Bot-

tineau. He was raised

near Newburg and attend-

ed school in Russell be-

fore graduating from

Newburg High School.

He then attended college

in Wahpeton. On De-

cember 20, 1965, he mar-

ried Robyn Henry in

Westhope. They lived in

Mohall and Clyde worked

as a mechanic at the

Oldsmobile dealership.

They later moved back to

Newburg and moved into

the Bert Henry house in

Kane Township. Clyde

worked as a mechanic at

Amerada Hess. In 1974

they purchased Newburg

Sand and Gravel. Robyn

passed away on December

10, 2010.

Clyde was a member of

the Dovre Lutheran

Church in Newburg. He

was a member of the

Mohall Pistol Club and

the Club de Skinautique

at Lake Metigoshe. Clyde

enjoyed team roping with

the Roughrider Rodeo,

playing guitar, hunting,

fishing, playing cards,

making dumplings at the

lake and following his

grandchildren’s activities.

He was also known for

putting on a haunted

house at Halloween for

the area youth.

He is survived by sons

Scott Kersten of Sawyer

and Chad Kersten and his

wife Heather, of Minot; a

daughter, Kelly Haugeberg

and her husband Brad of

Lake Metigoshe; 6

grandchildren, Brandon

and Mayce Brodehl, Ethan

and Grace Kersten, and

Jake Stein and Carley Ker-

sten.; great grandchildren;

Landon and Logan Bro-

dehl; brothers, Gene (Lin-

da) Kersten, Steve (Pam)

Kersten and Jay (Diane)

Kersten; sisters-in-law

Patty Lodoen and , Wanda

Henry; brother-in-law,

Leonard Lodoen, and

many cousins, nieces and

nephews.

Memorials are preferred

to the Dovre Lutheran

Church and the Newburg

Senior Center.

Arrangements were

with Nero Funeral Home

in Bottineau. Friends

may sign the online regis-

ter book at

nerofuneralhome.net