of Ocheyedan; ten grandchildren, Amanda, Samuel, Jacob, Josiah, Stenetta, Timothy, Benjamin, Kelsey, Jeremiah and Brody; four great grandchildren; a sister, Martha Kruckenberg of Embarrass, MN; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and seven brothers, Curtis, Elmer, Oscar, Kenneth, Peter, Theodore and Alfred.