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Darrell Fitchner • 1937 - 2005
Darrell Fitchner
Jan. 10, 1937-July 15, 2005
Darrell Fitchner, 1105-11th Ave. SE, Minot, N.D., formerly
of Deering, N.D, died Friday, July 15, 2005, in a Minot hospital.
Darrell was born Jan. 10, 1937, on the family farm near Deering
in McHenry County, the son of John and Mina Fitchner. He grew
up there and later moved to Minot with his mother. After living
with his mother for many years, he moved to Trinity Nursing Home
in Minot and then to a group home in Minot. Darrell was born
with Down Syndrome, and was involved in programs at the Minot
Vocational Workshop.
Darrell loved music and playing harmonica for his friends and
family. The highlight of his life was a trip to Tennessee to
Nashville and Memphis, where he visited the Grand Ole Opry and
Graceland. Darrell was a big fan of Elvis Presley, and collected
Elvis Presley memorabilia.
He also visited Branson, Mo., in May 2001, and had attended Metigoshe
Bible Camp at Pelican Lake, near Bottineau, N.D., for many years
and camp at Laka Sakakawea in the Garrison, N.D., area. Darrell
attended Our Savior Lutheran Church, Minot.
Darrellás eyes twinkled when he laughed, and he had a
good sense of humor. He was an active member of the Second Story
Social Club in Minot and enjoyed various activities, including
dances, with his friends and with his girlfriend, Carol Ehry.
He shared an apartment for a time with one of his friends, Buddy
Hatley.
Survivors: niece and legal guardian, Debbie Sandvold, and her
husband Jeff, Minot; great-nephew, Jared Sandvold, Minot; great-niece,
MaKayla Sandvold, Minot; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Fitchner, Minot;
aunt, May Jenson, Minot; several cousins; girlfriend, Carol Ehry,
Minot.
Darrell was preceded in death by his father in 1967; his mother
in February 1991; his brother, Leland, July 17, 1995; his sister,
Patricia "Pat" Franzen in March 1999; and by his brother-in-law,
Leland "Lee" Franzen, in February 1999 and several
aunts and uncles.
Funeral: Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at 1:30 p.m. in Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home, Minot.
Burial: Rosehill Memorial Park cemetery, Minot.
Visitation: Tuesday, July 19, 2005, from noon until 7
p.m. and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until service time at the Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home, Minot.
Memorials are preferred to Second Story Social Club, the
Minot Vocational Workshop and to Souris Valley Humane Society,
all Minot.
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