Henry Serr Jr, 89, of Hazelton, ND, surrounded by his
loved ones, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday,
June 28, 2019 after battling with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July
5, 2019 at Peace Lutheran Church, Linton ND with Pastor Sean
Barnhart officiating. Burial will be at the Linton Cemetery,
Linton, ND.
Henry was born on October 30, 1929, during the first
snowstorm of the winter, on the family farm west of Temvik,
ND. Here he grew up, attended rural school and farmed with
his family. Henry was the youngest child of Henry Sr. and
Louisa (Grenz) Serr. He was baptized on May 25, 1930 and
became a member of Peace Lutheran Church on June 28, 1959.
On July 25, 1948 Henry married Edna Schiermeister at Peace
Lutheran Church of Linton. This union was blessed with 3
children: Terence Henry, Candis Meri and Shelley Renae. In
the fall of 1958, Henry and family moved onto the Reimer
Ranch which remained his home until his passing.
Henry was a very patient and loving husband and father. He
was fun loving with a great sense of humor. His passions
were his faith, family, horses, ranching, and farming.
Henry is survived by his wife Edna of 71 years; son, Terence
(Shirlene) Serr, Hazelton ND; daughters, Candis (Kinley)
Wagner, Hazelton ND and Shelley Serr of Hazelton ND; four
grandchildren, Rachel (Kevin) Dykema, Bismarck ND, Craig
(Katie) Serr, Bismarck ND, Kristi (Duffer) Slater, Menoken
ND, and Alison (Matt) Randle of Mapleton ND; his great
grandchildren, Connor, Hailey and Brianna Dykema, Henry,
Hazel and Eva Serr, Kadence, Alyssa and Triston Slater,
Paxton and Emsley Randle; sisters-in-law Lily Serr and Carol
Serr.
Henry was preceded in death by his parents and siblings:
infant brother George Serr, Pauline (Adam) Just, Emma (Emil)
Munsch, Adolph Serr, Alvina (Albert) Goehring, infant sister
Frieda Serr, John (Esther) Serr, Leona (Edward) Kiemele,
Bertha (Ben) Sikel, Martha (Emil Haas) and (Robert Roe),
Marie (Lee) Brinkman, Annetta (Herbert) Heer and Robert Serr.
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