Don Walters
Aug. 3, 1930-Nov. 24, 2020
MOHALL – Donald
Walters, 90, of Minot,
formerly of Mohall, died
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at
a Minot hospital.
Donald “Don” was born
Aug. 3, 1930, in Stanley,
to Semon and Elsie (Ed-
inger) Walters. His father
passed away when he was
three and his mother
remarried Milfred Halvor-
son in 1936 and moved to
a farm north of Palermo.
He rode horseback to
school and would miss
several weeks of school
each fall to help with har-
vest. After graduating
high school in 1948 (in a
class of 4) he attended the
North Dakota State School
of Science in Wahpeton.
After graduation he
worked as an electrician,
wiring farms in the Minot
area.
He joined the Navy in
1951. With his electrician
experience, he did well in
electrical construction
school and was sent for
more training in tele-
phones. After almost two
years of training, he was
stationed in French
Morocco where he stayed
until he was discharged in
late 1954.
After leaving the Navy,
Don moved to Mohall,
and worked for Souris
River Telephone until his
retirement in 1992. He
worked through
numerous technology
transformations during
his career and always kept
up with things. Even in
his last years, he would
have his smartphone,
download books on his
Kindle, be on Facebook
and would listen to music
he liked on YouTube.
On July 22, 1958, Don
married Ruby Enander.
They raised three chil-
dren. He and Ruby were
active members of Mohall
United Methodist church,
and in retirement, they
enjoyed traveling to Afri-
ca, Asia, South America
and the Middle East on
Volunteer in Mission and
other educational trips
through the church and
on their own. Ruby died
June 28, 2018.
Don liked airplanes and
flew for a short time, and
he also liked fishing. His
yearly fly-in float plane
fishing trips to Northern
Ontario with his son, and
later grandchildren were
also something he really
enjoyed.
Family: children, Gail
(Tim) Knutson, Sher-
wood, Amy (David) Gor-
don, Hillsboro, Wayne
(Kate) Walters, Rochester,
Minn.; eight grandchil-
dren and two great- grand-
sons; sister, Bonnie Inge-
britson, Naples, Fla.;
sister-in-law, Inez Simp-
son, Albany, Ore.; broth-
er-in-law, John (Gloria)
Enander, Stanley; and
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Don was preceded in
death by: his wife of 59
years, Ruby Walters;
parents; brother, Vern
Halvorson; and sister,
Sherry Halvorson,
Public Graveside Ser-
vice: 11 a.m., Saturday,
Nov. 28, 2020, at the
Mohall Community
Cemetery, Mohall. A link
to a video of the service
will be placed in his on-
line obituary after the ser-
vice.
Burial: Mohall Com-
munity Cemetery, Mohall.
Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m.,
today, Nov. 27, 2020, at
Brose Funeral Home,
Mohall. Friends may also
sign the online guestbook
at brosefuneralhome.com.
Memorials: Memorials
preferred to an organiza-
tion of the donor’s choice.