Obituary posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe: Minot & Bottineau, ND
David H. Nelson
(May 28, 1967 – November 22, 2010)
David H. Nelson, age 43 of Dunseith, died Monday at his home. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 2:00 P.M. in the Peace Lutheran Church in Dunseith. Burial will be in the Rendahl Cemetery of rural Dunseith. Visitation will be held on Sunday beginning at 4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and on Monday, 9:00 A.M. until service time at the church.
David Henry Nelson, a son of Harvey and Eileen (Eurich) Nelson, was born on May 28, 1967 at Rolette. He was reared near Dunseith and attended school in Dunseith. David graduated in 1985. In the late 1980’s he began working at the Birchwood Restaurant at Lake Metigoshe. David was a kind and gentle soul, loved by all who knew him. He had a great sense of humor and loved to make people laugh. He was affectionately dubbed King David by many of his friend and co-workers at the Birchwood. A job he took great pride in. He loved kids and animals and they loved him in return. He took great pleasure in spoiling his nieces and nephews who referred to him as “Uncle Buddy.” Also he enjoyed tending to his pets, especially his beloved Chihuahua, Rebel.
He was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Dunseith, Turtle Mountain Wildlife Club and participated in raising money for the Ronald McDonald House. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, riding his 4-wheeler, bird watching and was an avid Monday Night Wrestling fan. This past summer he was able to attend the KISS concert at the Minot State Fair. David was a huge fan of the band for years.
He is survived by his mother Eileen of Dunseith; brother Duane (Kim) of Mandan; sisters, Diane (Gerald) Roland of Minot, Donna Nelson(Pat Kuntz) of Rugby and Debbie (Rocky) Mundt of Bottineau; special nieces and nephews, Jessica, Kyle, Micki, Julie, Jennifer, Haley, Kadence, Karson, Hayden and Sam.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Henry and Helen Nelson and Dave and Winfred Eurich; and his father Harvey.
Reply to Allen Richard (65)
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Gary Pigeon’s Car
Reply from Dick Johnson (68): Dunseith, ND
Gary and Friends,
Allen Richard says Gary Pigeon had a ‘four door’ ’38 Ford. So it is–my memory failed me. The only time I really remember the car, it was sitting on the south side of the street across from the school (grade school now–high school then) during a dance. The reason I remember it is because Gary had a date with my aunt Joy’s younger sister, Sharlotte Nordquist, and had taken her to the school dance. That would have been in about ’60 as Cliff and Joy and Sharlotte, who Joy raised, moved to Glenfield, ND where Cliff became superintendent of schools in about ’61. Sharlotte (it’s spelled with an S ) would have been with the class of ’63, had she continued in Dunseith. Gary came up to the farm to visit her when she was staying with us, my grandparents actually, and I was staying there too. I was just a bit too young yet to really dig old cars. I still remember when older guys were talking about how great it would be to have a 327 in their cars instead of a 283. This sounded Greek to me. What did those numbers have to do with a car? I learned. Thanks Gary!
Dick
Thanksgiving day at the Marco Polo in Cebu, Philippines.
There were only 20 folks that were able to make it to the Marko Polo on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving. We had a great meal without Turkey. Olav, the guy sitting next to me with glasses is from Norway. Having been raised among so many Norwegian’s, his accent brings back a lot of childhood memories. Leo, the guy on the far side sitting next to the gals is from Holland. Alex, Steve and myself are all American’s. The gals are all Filipina. Gary
