Dean David Kihle, 78, of Crosby, and formerly of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at his home.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at 1 p.m., in Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, with Pastor Morris Kirchhof officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, rural Columbus. Visitation will be today, Oct. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Stakston-Martin Funeral Home, Crosby, and today from 7 to 9 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, and also Saturday, one hour before the service, at the church.
Dean was born Feb. 11, 1933, on the family farm to Judeen and Margorie (Kennedy) Kihle, of Columbus. He was raised about 5 miles south of Columbus. He attended the mine schools and graduated from Columbus High School.
Dean married Karmen Lee Ann Bonsness in Columbus on Sept. 23, 1951. They lived north of Columbus until he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Oklahoma. After his honorable discharge, they moved back to Columbus, where he went to work for MDU. He was transferred to Crosby in 1989 after 35 years in Columbus, where he retired in 1993. He also helped the Bonsness brothers farm for many years.
Dean was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, the Lions Club, American Legion, was a city council member for more than 20 years and a member of the volunteer fire and ambulance departments, all in Columbus. He was also a member of the Crosby Moose Lodge.
Dean was preceded in death by his parents; wife; sisters, Shirley and Karen; one sister-in-law; and seven brothers-in-law.
He is survived by: his children, Kristie Kihle, of Columbus, Eddie (Celeste) Kihle, of Elk River, Minn., Julie Huschka, of Dickinson, and Troy (Kristen) Kihle, of Bismarck; 10 grandchildren; Christopher (Susan), Anna (Rickey), Sarah, Adam, Raechel, Andrew, Thomas, Paige, Taylyn and Peyton; eight great-grandchildren; Kaitlyn, Taylor, Devyn, Mitchell, Tyler, Jesse, Joslyn and Maverick; sister, Pat Anderson, of Michigan; seven sisters-in-law and five brothers-in-law.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at 1 p.m., in Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, with Pastor Morris Kirchhof officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, rural Columbus. Visitation will be today, Oct. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Stakston-Martin Funeral Home, Crosby, and today from 7 to 9 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, and also Saturday, one hour before the service, at the church.
Dean was born Feb. 11, 1933, on the family farm to Judeen and Margorie (Kennedy) Kihle, of Columbus. He was raised about 5 miles south of Columbus. He attended the mine schools and graduated from Columbus High School.
Dean married Karmen Lee Ann Bonsness in Columbus on Sept. 23, 1951. They lived north of Columbus until he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Oklahoma. After his honorable discharge, they moved back to Columbus, where he went to work for MDU. He was transferred to Crosby in 1989 after 35 years in Columbus, where he retired in 1993. He also helped the Bonsness brothers farm for many years.
Dean was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, the Lions Club, American Legion, was a city council member for more than 20 years and a member of the volunteer fire and ambulance departments, all in Columbus. He was also a member of the Crosby Moose Lodge.
Dean was preceded in death by his parents; wife; sisters, Shirley and Karen; one sister-in-law; and seven brothers-in-law.
He is survived by: his children, Kristie Kihle, of Columbus, Eddie (Celeste) Kihle, of Elk River, Minn., Julie Huschka, of Dickinson, and Troy (Kristen) Kihle, of Bismarck; 10 grandchildren; Christopher (Susan), Anna (Rickey), Sarah, Adam, Raechel, Andrew, Thomas, Paige, Taylyn and Peyton; eight great-grandchildren; Kaitlyn, Taylor, Devyn, Mitchell, Tyler, Jesse, Joslyn and Maverick; sister, Pat Anderson, of Michigan; seven sisters-in-law and five brothers-in-law.
Dean David Kihle, 78, of Crosby, and formerly of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at his home.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at 1 p.m., in Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, with Pastor Morris Kirchhof officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, rural Columbus. Visitation will be today, Oct. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Stakston-Martin Funeral Home, Crosby, and today from 7 to 9 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, and also Saturday, one hour before the service, at the church.
Dean was born Feb. 11, 1933, on the family farm to Judeen and Margorie (Kennedy) Kihle, of Columbus. He was raised about 5 miles south of Columbus. He attended the mine schools and graduated from Columbus High School.
Dean married Karmen Lee Ann Bonsness in Columbus on Sept. 23, 1951. They lived north of Columbus until he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Oklahoma. After his honorable discharge, they moved back to Columbus, where he went to work for MDU. He was transferred to Crosby in 1989 after 35 years in Columbus, where he retired in 1993. He also helped the Bonsness brothers farm for many years.
Dean was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, the Lions Club, American Legion, was a city council member for more than 20 years and a member of the volunteer fire and ambulance departments, all in Columbus. He was also a member of the Crosby Moose Lodge.
Dean was preceded in death by his parents; wife; sisters, Shirley and Karen; one sister-in-law; and seven brothers-in-law.
He is survived by: his children, Kristie Kihle, of Columbus, Eddie (Celeste) Kihle, of Elk River, Minn., Julie Huschka, of Dickinson, and Troy (Kristen) Kihle, of Bismarck; 10 grandchildren; Christopher (Susan), Anna (Rickey), Sarah, Adam, Raechel, Andrew, Thomas, Paige, Taylyn and Peyton; eight great-grandchildren; Kaitlyn, Taylor, Devyn, Mitchell, Tyler, Jesse, Joslyn and Maverick; sister, Pat Anderson, of Michigan; seven sisters-in-law and five brothers-in-law.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at 1 p.m., in Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, with Pastor Morris Kirchhof officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, rural Columbus. Visitation will be today, Oct. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Stakston-Martin Funeral Home, Crosby, and today from 7 to 9 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church in Columbus, and also Saturday, one hour before the service, at the church.
Dean was born Feb. 11, 1933, on the family farm to Judeen and Margorie (Kennedy) Kihle, of Columbus. He was raised about 5 miles south of Columbus. He attended the mine schools and graduated from Columbus High School.
Dean married Karmen Lee Ann Bonsness in Columbus on Sept. 23, 1951. They lived north of Columbus until he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Oklahoma. After his honorable discharge, they moved back to Columbus, where he went to work for MDU. He was transferred to Crosby in 1989 after 35 years in Columbus, where he retired in 1993. He also helped the Bonsness brothers farm for many years.
Dean was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, the Lions Club, American Legion, was a city council member for more than 20 years and a member of the volunteer fire and ambulance departments, all in Columbus. He was also a member of the Crosby Moose Lodge.
Dean was preceded in death by his parents; wife; sisters, Shirley and Karen; one sister-in-law; and seven brothers-in-law.
He is survived by: his children, Kristie Kihle, of Columbus, Eddie (Celeste) Kihle, of Elk River, Minn., Julie Huschka, of Dickinson, and Troy (Kristen) Kihle, of Bismarck; 10 grandchildren; Christopher (Susan), Anna (Rickey), Sarah, Adam, Raechel, Andrew, Thomas, Paige, Taylyn and Peyton; eight great-grandchildren; Kaitlyn, Taylor, Devyn, Mitchell, Tyler, Jesse, Joslyn and Maverick; sister, Pat Anderson, of Michigan; seven sisters-in-law and five brothers-in-law.
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