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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272274
Title: Rodney Wolf
Date: 5/19/1938-7/18/2026
Inscription/Marks: 5/19/1938
Summary: Rodney Wolf, 88, of Killdeer, ND, passed away on July 18, 2026. A funeral service was held July 31, 2026, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Killdeer with Pastor Katie Rodriguz celebrating. Burial was at Highland Cemetery, south of Alexander, ND. Rodney was born on May 19, 1938, in Krem, ND, to Tobias and Esther (Wittmaier) Wolf. He grew up south of Hazen on the family farm and graduated from Hazen High School in 1957. He later attended NDSU (at the time NDAC), where he studied animal science and horticulture. While in college, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service during the summers. During his last summer he served as a smoke jumper out of Missoula, MT. Following his education, he began a long career with FmHA. Rodney took a break in the beginning of his career, after being drafted, to proudly serve in the U.S. Army. He was stationed at the Bosphorus in Turkey where his job/MOS in the Army was Radio Crypto/Teletype Operator. During his tour in Turkey Rodney spent his R & R in the Holy Land. Rodney met Verna (Macik) in Minot, ND and the two were married on June 19, 1965, in Alexander. They eventually made their permanent home in Killdeer. Rodney continued working for FmHA for 39 years before retiring in 2000. Following his retirement, Rodney spent much of his time working and enjoying their farm that Verna grew up on. Rodney enjoyed woodworking, tending to plants and flowers, traveling, and spending time with his family. He was also active in his community and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, the American Legion, the Killdeer Fire Department, and the Hilltop Home Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Verna Wolf; children, Jane (Alex) Passos of Iowa, Lee (Jarmii) Wolf of Kansas, and Verne (Tracy) Wolf of Kindred, ND; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Mathew, Alexis, Taylor, Rodney, Elliott, Isabella, Grey, and Addy; great-grandchildren, Evan, Danny, Jerry, Miriam, Vivian, and Theresa; sister, Arletta (Jim) Schuh; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Miriam.
Red ID: FND_I_79767

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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