James Eggen

James “Jim” Clifford Eg-

gen, 75, Minot, formerly

of Lignite, died Tuesday,

October 11, 2022 at his

home in Minot.

Jim was born May 15,

1947 at Powers Lake,

North Dakota the son of

Clifford and Marie (Al-

bertson) Eggen. He was

raised and educated at

Lignite and graduated

from Lignite High School

in 1965. He attended the

University of North Dako-

ta at Grand Forks where

he ran cross country; later

his team was inducted

into the UND Hall of

Fame.

Jim was once married to

Linda Bryan of Bowbells.

While they were living in

Moorhead & Barnsville,

MN, he was an Electrolux

vacuum salesman.

In 1978 Jim married La-

Vonne Olson, and they

resided in Minot and

Williston. They were

blessed with 2 children,

Adina and Adrian (and

Jim’s stepdaughter Missy).

Jim was employed in the

oil fields of North Dakota,

where he worked as a

truck driver for Power Fu-

els, Inc.

In 1986 they moved to

Laughlin, NV until 1990

when they moved to Las

Vegas, NV. Jim was em-

ployed as a casino cage

cashier at the Frontier

Casino (where he was

able to find rare coins, a

hobby of his) for many

years before moving back

home to Minot in 2007 to

be closer to his relatives.

Until full retirement, Jim

was a taxicab driver,

where he fully enjoyed

meeting and serving peo-

ple.

Jim was a member of

the Lutheran Faith. He

loved sports, numbers

and math, reading news-

papers and music of all

kinds, especially live

music. He also had a

wonderful singing voice

himself.

He will be remembered

for his kindness and wil-

lingness to help others. If

someone had a flat tire or

car trouble, he always

stopped to help. He took

food to those who needed

it, he drove people around

if they needed a ride and

always did so without ex-

pectation. His generous

kind soul will be missed.

His loving family in-

cludes his children Adina

Eggen, Adrian Eggen and

Missy Moore of Van-

couver, WA; siblings, Jane

(Gary) Nutz, Charles (Kay)

Eggen of Minot and Kathy

(Steve) Magstadt of

O’Fallen, MO; several

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

Jim was preceded in

death by his parents,

nephew, Jeff Eggen, and

an infant son.

Celebration of Life Ser-

vice: Friday, October 28,

2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Tho-

mas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Graveside service: Fri-

day at 3:00 p.m. at Tonset

Cemetery, rural Lignite,

ND.

Visitation: At his re-

quest, there will not be a

viewing, however friends

may sign the memorial re-

gister book on Thursday

from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories

please go to thomasfamilyfuneral home.com.