Richard Hendershot

Richard Lee

Hendershot, 87, Minot,

ND, passed away on

Friday, February 4, 2022,

in a hospital surrounded

by his family. He will con-

tinue to be the family pro-

tector as their guardian

angel.

Richard “Dick”

Hendershot was born on

July 13, 1934, in Minot, a

son of Chauncy and Inga

(Stopelstad-Anderson)

Hendershot. He was

raised and educated in

Minot before entering the

United States Navy and

completing his education

in 1952. He went on to

marry his soulmate,

Darlene Weber, on Janu-

ary 20, 1956, at St. Leo the

Great Roman Catholic

Church in Minot. The

couple raised their family,

son Rick and daughters,

Nancy (Greg) Fjeld and

Kathy (Blaine) DesLau-

riers. While Rick was trag-

ically killed in a snowmo-

bile accident in February

1980, the couple showed

profound strength by

moving forward, choosing

joy, displaying a deep

commitment to their faith

as well as their family for

whom they continued to

provide a wonderful life.

They are also blessed with

three marvelous grand-

children and five

great-grandchildren

whom they love and

adore infinitely.

After returning home

from the Navy, Dick

worked on the Great

Northern Railroad as a

brakeman until 1958. He

then went to work for the

City of Minot Fire Depart-

ment, becoming an EMT

until retiring in 1978. He

continued to work as a

journeyman electrician for

Ace Electric until 1995.

His outstanding work eth-

ic built the foundation

from which a wonderful

family life blossomed.

Dick enjoyed hunting,

golfing and thrived on

loading everyone up in

the motorhome and creat-

ing memories with each

mile. He was only one call

away for anything that re-

quired a quick or complex

fix, showing the patience

of a saint. He had many

hobbies and talents, but

his favorite way to pass

the time was spending it

with his loved ones. He

was a former member of

the American Legion, Ea-

gles Club, and Elks Lodge.

Dick is survived by his

wife of 66 years, Darlene;

his daughters, Nancy

(Greg) Fjeld and Kathy

(Blaine) DesLauriers, both

of Minot; grandchildren,

Britni (Terry) Schmalz,

Minot, ND, Brock (Elly)

DesLauriers, Minot, ND,

and Carly Fjeld, Austin,

TX; great-grandchildren,

Taylor DesLauriers, Rae-

gan DesLauriers, Stella

Schmalz, Harper

Schmalz, and Hudson

Schmalz; honorary

daughter, Joan Leiphon;

brother, Donald (Amy)

Hendershot, Sherwood,

ND; sisters, June Tovey,

Lowry City, MO, Dee

Goodwin, Hazen, ND, and

Eva (Tony) Lauer, Hazen,

ND; sister-in-law, Dee

Block and Diane Kay,

Minot, ND; brother-

in-law, Del (Deb) Weber,

Minot, ND. He was pre-

ceded in death by his son

Rick Hendershot; his

parents, Chauncy and

Inga; parents-in-law, Ed

and Hazel Weber; brother,

Jerry (Darlene) Hen-

dershot; sister Marlys

(Duane) Zimmer; and

brothers-in-law, Alan

Goodwin, Allen Tovey,

Warren Block, and Darrell

Weber.

In Lieu of flowers,

memorials are preferred

to the City of Minot Fire

Department or to St. Leo

the Great Roman Catholic

Church, Minot.

Mass of Christian

Burial: Wednesday,

February 9, 2022 at 10:30

a.m. at St. Leo the Great

Roman Catholic Church,

Minot.

Virgil Prayer Service:

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

at 7:00 p.m. at Thompson-

Larson Funeral Home,

Minot.

Visitation: Tuesday,

February 8, 2022 from

5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

at Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Burial:Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

The Funeral Mass and

Vigil Prayer Service will

be livestreamed and may

be viewed at the link pro-

vided on his obituary

page at www.thompson

larson.com.

Those wishing to sign

an online guest register

are asked to go to

www.thompson

larson.com.

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot, ND