Daniel Flath, 92, 620 34th Ave SW, Unit D, Minot and of Max, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 in a Minot Healthcare facility.

Daniel was born on a farm home southwest of Max, ND on June 10, 1915, the second youngest of nine children born to John and Karolina Flath. Dan shared a birthday with his sister, Bertha and was the last living child. He was reared and educated in the Max area. Dan was in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) for six months and then returned to help his parents on the farm.

On January 13, 1942, at the courthouse in Sidney, MT he married Gladys Thompson. They farmed southeast of Max on the original Christ Thompson homestead their entire married lives. Gladys died on July 8, 2001and that summer Dan's daughter, Linda and her family moved to the farm to be with him. On Thanksgiving Day 2001 they all moved into Minot.

Dan loved his hometown and did anything that he could to help out the City of Max. Dan was a charter member of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Max and served on the church council for ten years. He was director and secretary of the Max Farmers Elevator for 34 years, was on the Max Public School Board from 1957 until 1967, was a director on the Max Fire District Board for 20 years, was clerk of Ulrich School District #57 and was a member of the Max civic club. He also was a member of the Eagles Aerie and Elks of Minot.

Dan loved photography and taking pictures of sunsets. He also built over 35 clocks and repaired over 100 clocks. The clocks he built were patterned after a German style clock that his father had.

Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law: Linda Darlene Flath Feldner and Wayne Kenneth Feldner, Minot; one grandson, Daniel Wayne Feldner, Minot. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Gladys; three brothers: John, Otto and Albert; five sisters: Anna Torno, Kristine Flath, Bertha Lorenzen, Martha Flath and Emilia Torno.

Funeral: Monday, July 2, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Max, ND.

Family Service: Monday, July 2, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Max.

Burial: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Max.

Visitation: Saturday and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND.

Officiant: Rev. John Nilsen

Music:“How Great Thou Art” Processional
“Peace In The Valley”
“The Old Rugged Cross”
“Hymn of Promise” Recessional
Wayne Johnson, vocalist
Stacy Tomlinson, organist

Honorary Bearers: Dan’s relatives and longtime friends in the Max community

Active Bearers: Richard Berg, Jeremy Thompson, Harold Jacobson,Wayne Thompson
George Saltsman, Don Wagner, David Songstad and Randy Wagner

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