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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 23679
Title: Lyle G. Forde
Date: 4/17/1937-11/30/2017
Inscription/Marks: 4/17/1937
Summary: Lyle Forde, 80, Carrington, ND, died November 30, 2017, at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, ND. The funeral was December 4, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carrington with Pastor Debra Lommen officiating. Burial was in Carrington Cemetery. Lyle Glenn Forde was born April 17, 1937, in Tolna, ND, the son of Gerald and Edna (Porter) Forde. He grew up and attended school in Tolna, graduating from Tolna High School. He attended North Dakota State School of Science for two years. Lyle married Jane Lillian Dahl on June 1, 1958, in Sigdal Lutheran Church. They had four daughters, Tamy, Lois, Teresa, and Jessie. He worked for several companies including Weisman Road Construction, Allen Lewis Sheet Metal Heating & Air Conditioning in Deadwood, SD, and Farmers Union Heating & Air Conditioning in Rolette, ND. In 1966 he started his own business, J&L Sales, in Carrington, retiring in 2000. After retirement he drove school bus in Carrington and had his bus route for ten years. Lyle enjoyed teaching Kelly and Jerome how to fish (while fishing they made their own prayer at the lucky fishing spot “Our Tower which art in heaven”), flying his plane, deer hunting, camping, and traveling to Canada to fish. He treasured trips with his girls and close friends. He enjoyed watching his Vikings football games, and spending time in his garden raising tomatoes and peas. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and had served on the council. He is survived by his wife, Jane Forde; daughters, Tamy (Kevin) Knigge, Lois (Jerry) Readle, Teresa (Donnie) Theis, and Jessie (Bob) Schafer; grandchildren, Erica (Mike) Rons, Danielle (Steve) Kawano, Sydney (Brandon) Coble, Jeremy Knigge (Tasha), Kelly (Tom) Bjerke, Stephanie (Brandon) Miller, Sarah Reimer (Tomas), Nathan Reimer, John Mark Readle, Philip Readle, Jerome (Libby) Lies, Laura Lies (Shane), Jessa (Evan) Gross, Zach Schafer; great-grandchildren, Ava, Jack, Ty, McCoy, Hartley, Tenley, Ashtyn, and Owen; sister, Iris (David) Brimer; brothers, Allan (Doris) Forde, Jerry (Cheryl) Forde, Maurice (Marcia) Forde; brothers-in-law, Willis Dahl, Lyle (Carol) Dahl; and sister-in-law, Margie (John) Messner. Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, Gerald and Edna; brothers, Robert and Donald; grandchild, Brian Knigge; father and mother-in-law, Algernon and Vivian Dahl; and sisters-in-law, Sally (Leonard) Messner and Vivian Dahl.
Red ID: FND_I_74347 Image ID: 556610 Image Notes: FND001 23679

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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