Raymond Goldade

Raymond Goldade, 90,

Minot passed away on

Wednesday, February 2,

2022, in a Minot nursing

home.

Ray was born on

September 29, 1931, in

Selz, ND to Joseph and

Magdalena (Vetter) Gol-

dade. He attended school

in Selz and like most farm

families, he was an in-

tegral part of the farming

operation during his

youth.

Ray married Pauline

Roerick on September 29,

1952, in Selz. They

moved to Minot in 1953

and lived in the Bel Air

neighborhood since 1969.

Ray was employed at ND

Concrete for 8 years and

Orheim Construction for 4

years before starting his

employment at Minot

State University in the

Maintenance/ Engineering

Department where he

worked for the next 26

years. Ray retired in 1994.

Ray cared for Pauline

for many years through

her Alzheimer’s, until she

passed away on December

12, 2017. Ray became a

resident of Trinity Homes

on October 14th, 2021.

Ray was a member of

St. John The Apostle

Catholic Church, serving

many years as an usher.

Also, he was a member of

the Knights of Columbus,

Eagles Aerie, and Moose

Lodge, all in Minot.

Ray was a hard worker,

even enjoying concrete

work and was always wil-

ling to shovel snow for

the neighbors or help oth-

ers with their home pro-

jects. He loved people and

his community. Ray was

an avid bowler and excel-

lent dancer who entered

many dance contests with

his wife and won

numerous trophies. He

valued time in the out-

doors fishing, camping,

and was often found in

his garden or listening to

music on the patio. He

loved to play musical in-

struments like the har-

monica, guitar, and accor-

dion. One of his favorite

songs to play was “You

Are My Sunshine”. He

was a fierce card player

and loved playing pi-

nochle, marble board and

trips to the casino with

friends and family.

Ray loved and cher-

ished his children and

grandchildren. He was ex-

tremely proud of them

and the fine adults that

each had become. He was

an amazing husband, fa-

ther, grandfather, and

great-grandfather and a

cherished friend to all

who knew him.

Ray is survived by his

children: Allen (Karla)

Goldade, Minot, ND,

Connie (Patrick) Mehring,

Minot, ND, Timothy

Goldade (Myong), Minot,

ND, Cathy Goldade,

Climax, MN, Michelle

(Jon) Hegre, Aurora, CO,

and Paula (Brian)

Belanger, Spokane, WA;

grandchildren: Richard

(Miranda) Botton, Carissa

Botton (Mohsen), Cody

Goldade, Callie Goldade,

Ridge Stortroen, Jordan

Hegre, Maddie Hegre, RJ

Belanger, and Hunter

Belanger; great-

grandchild: Finnley Bot-

ton; siblings: Marie Heil,

Harvey, ND, Barbara

Martin, Harvey, ND,

Vincent (Cheryl) Goldade,

Grand Forks, ND, and

Larry (Frances) Goldade,

Grandin, ND and

numerous nieces,

nephews, and cousins.

Ray was preceded in

death by his parents,

wife: Pauline, son: Jeffery,

sisters: Katherine Klein

and Lena Farstad; broth-

ers: Rochus, Peter, Daniel,

James, and Joseph

Goldade and an infant

brother: Jackie.

Mass of Christian

Burial: Friday, February

11, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. in

St. John The Apostle

Catholic Church, Minot. A

video recording of the ser-

vice will be available

starting on February 12,

2022 using the link in the

website obituary.

Vigil Prayer Service:

Thursday, February 10,

2022, at 7:00 p.m. in

Thomas Family Funeral

Home Chapel.

Visitation: Thursday

from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00

p.m. in the funeral home.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot, ND

Memorials are pre-

ferred to the donor’s

choice.

Memories and con-

dolences may be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.