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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271568
Title: Lynn E. Moe
Date: 6/28/1939-5/2/205
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Inscription/Marks: 6/28/1939
Summary: Lynn Ellis Moe, 85, of rural Keene, ND, passed away May 2, 2025, at McKenzie County Hospital in Watford City, ND, after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. His funeral service was held May 9, 2025, at Keene First Lutheran Church. Burial was in Good Hope Cemetery in Keene, with honors presented by the Carl E. Rogen Post 29 from Watford City and representatives from the United States Marine Corps Funeral Honors Team. Lynn was born on June 28, 1939, in Hawkeye Township, McKenzie County, to Oscar and Evelyn (Mathistad) Moe. He was the second youngest of five children. Lynn was a confirmed member of Keene First Lutheran Church. He left school after the eighth grade and began working for farmers and ranchers in the area. In October 1958, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was stationed at Camp H.M. Smith in Hawaii, which served as the headquarters of the Fleet Marine Force of the Pacific. While there, Lynn had the honor of being selected as a member of the Honor Guard. He was honorably discharged in 1961 and returned to North Dakota, where he began his career in the oilfield. Lynn worked for numerous drilling companies over the years, including Arapahoe, Nabors Brinkerhoff, Harold & Harold, Calvert, Haestad, and Hoover Drilling, which took him to places such as California and Alaska. He also worked during the summers for Foley & Holland, helping build the Fontenelle Dam near LaBarge, Wyoming. In 1974, Lynn was hired by Texaco Inc. in the Blue Buttes Field. Texaco later sold to Amerada Hess in 1995. Lynn initially contracted with Hess and was then hired on as a full-time employee the following year, eventually retiring in March 2013. Retirement years didn’t mean the rocking chair. He became an active member of the American Legion Club in Watford City; he also helped the Watford City Veterans Committee raise thousands of dollars in funds for their new Veteran’s Memorial Park. Lynn had a deep love for gardening and took pride in having the greenest lawn in the area. He was dedicated to the upkeep of the farmstead’s tree grove, spending countless hours trimming branches and keeping the weeds at bay. He recently accepted a “Windbreak Manager” award from the soil conservation district for his efforts. In his earlier years his interests included rodeo; he was an active member of the Four Bears Saddle Club plus the Long X Wagon Train and helped his close friend Willard Kieson with Blue Buttes Fun Days. Above all, he loved visiting with friends and neighbors, and if you saw a white Chevy pickup pulling into your yard, you knew it was time to kick back for a cup of coffee or a cold one. Lynn enjoyed his daily four o’clock ritual of “giving the dog a ride.” This served as the perfect excuse to make his rounds and check in on things—and people—in the area. It also allowed him to keep up with pressing township business; he was an active member of Hawkeye Valley for 40+ years. Lynn was once married to Orlea (Wolding) Roggenbuck. From this union came three children. In May 1977, Lynn married Maureen Johnson. They made their home on the family farm alongside Lynn’s parents, helping with farming operations while both worked for Texaco Inc. Lynn is survived by his wife, Maureen, just shy of 48 years of marriage; their children: Brandy Moe (Jace Driver), of Denver, CO, Cody Moe, of Keene, ND, and Chelsey Moe, of Livingston, MT; the children from his first marriage, Jodie (Dan) Rennich, of Bismarck, ND, Patti Moe, of New Town, ND, and Ryan Moe, of Williston, ND. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Nevada (Alexis) Moe, of Bismarck, ND, Dustin and Skyler Moe, both of Williston, ND, Shanell LaCroix and Durwin Dixon, both of New Town, ND; and two great-grandchildren, Acelyn Conklin, daughter of Shanell, and Aspen, son of Nevada and Alexis Moe. He is also survived by sisters-in-law, Bev (Mark) Maki, of rural Watford City, and Rita (Mark) Wilhelmi, of Stanley, ND; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Lynn was preceded in death by his parents; all of his siblings, Marcy Kaneshige, JoAnn Huber, Kenneth Moe, and Bruce Moe; his in-laws, Edwin and Della Johnson, of rural Stanley, ND; and brothers-in-law, Richard Johnson, of Stanley, ND, and Wayne Johnson, of Minot, ND.
Red ID: FND_I_79064 Image ID: 525300 Image Notes: FND001 271568

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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