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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272080
Title: Edgar Hoesel
Date: 6/23/1935-2/27/2026
Inscription/Marks: 6/23/1935
Summary: Edgar Hoesel, 90, of New Salem, ND, passed away February 27, 2026, at his home. Funeral services were held March 5, 2026, at Peace Church, New Salem with Pastor Mark Hassler officiating. Burial was at Peace Cemetery. Edgar was born June 23, 1935, the son of Herbert E. and Verna (Lange) Hoesel. Growing up, he attended a rural school north of Judson. As a young man, he worked on the Bill Gaebe farm and at Einars Surge Service in New Salem. Edgar married Esther Marie Wolf on August 23, 1955, at Peace Church in New Salem. Their marriage was blessed with five children. In 1959 Edgar and Esther purchased a farm south of New Salem where they raised their family in their dairy and farming business. In 2005 they moved into New Salem. Edgar became an employee of Morton County Fair Building for ten years, retiring in 2015. Faith was extremely important to Edgar, and it was upon this foundation that he built his marriage and family. His greatest treasure in life was to pass this value on to his family through each generation. He was a member of Peace Church Council, Pioneer Club and New Salem’s Historical Society. Edgar enjoyed woodworking, making doll houses, barns, birds and bird houses. He also enjoyed gardening, working on puzzles and playing cards. Edgar is survived by sons, Keith (Roberta) Hoesel of New Salem, Michael (Joann) Hoesel of Mandan, ND, David (Susan) Hoesel of Dickinson; son-in-law, Stephen Nicolai of Milnor, ND; sister, Darlene (Allyn) Lennie of New Salem; sisters-in-law, Betty Hoesel of New Salem, Rose Wolf, of Mandan, ND; 17 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther; daughters, Cherie Nicolai and Valerie Blend; parents, Herbert and Verna Hoesel; stepmother, Clara Hoesel; brothers, Norbert and Jerald (Jenny) Hoesel; sister, Lorraine (Dick) Heneke; great-grandchildren, Gabriel Crist and Kyle Whetsel.
Red ID: FND_I_79575 Image ID: 555820 Image Notes: FND001 272080

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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