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Sam Allen Verbitsky • 1920 - 2009
 Sam
Allen Verbitsky, 89, of Minot, ND, went to be with his Eternal
Father, Friday evening, July 3, 2009, in Trinity Hospital.
On June 20th, 1920, in a sod shanty, on the south slope of the
Dogden Butte in Arena Township of McLean County, a son was born
to Arsen and Lula (Krupsky) Verbitsky. Sam Allen Verbitsky was
the 8th of 10 surviving children.
In 1923, when Sam was three years old, he moved with his family
to Birch Run, Michigan where his father found employment in the
Body by Fisher automobile factory. Finally, in 1926, Sam and
his family moved to a farm near Pine Run, Michigan. It was in
the fall of 1926 that Sam entered the first grade in Pine Run.
In 1930, with the economy failing and the Great Depression in
force, Sam's mother and father sold out in Michigan and moved
the family back to North Dakota where Sam continued his schooling
in the Byersville Township school south of Butte, ND. Sam enrolled
in Butte High School in 1934 and graduated in 1938. In the fall
of 1938, He enrolled at Minot State Teachers College, where he
received a two year standard diploma in 1940. In the fall of
1940, Sam was hired for his first teaching job in a country school
south of Kief, ND.
Sam continued to teach until he was drafted into the United States
Army in October 29, 1941. He served his country in the south
Pacific during WWII and was awarded Two Bronze Stars for the
New Guinea Campaign, the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon, the American
Defense Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He was honorably discharged
on September 27, 1945. Of the 47 months that Sam served in the
Army, 32 of those months were spent in continuous combat.
After being discharged from the Army, he enrolled at Minot State
Teachers College and graduated in 1947 with a BS in Education.
Sam taught in Alamo, ND from the fall of 1947 to the spring of
1952. In the fall of 1952, Sam took his second teaching job in
Nashua, Montana. Sam Continued in Nashua until the spring of
1957. From the fall of 1957 to the spring of 1958, Sam taught
in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the summer of 1958, he received his
Masters Degree in Public School Administration from the University
of North Dakota. That same fall, Sam took his last teaching job
in the Minot Public School System. Sam retired from teaching
in the spring of 1986 after 40 years. In 1994 and 1995, Sam worked
the halibut and crab seasons out of Kodiak, Alaska on the F/V
Laurie Lynne, as a deck hand.
Sam was united in marriage to Mabel Zavalney on November 27,
1958. In November of 2008, they celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary.
He was a member of First Assembly of God Church, Minot, the Butte
American Legion, the National Education Association, the North
Dakota Education Association, The Golden K's, the Gideons, and
the Future Business Leaders of America.
Those who shared his life: Wife of 50 years, Mabel, Minot;
Children: Alan (Laurie) Verbitsky of Minot, ND and Alisa (Rodney)
Hartman of Las Vegas, NV.Grandchildren: Nikolai Verbitsky, Kathryn
Verbitsky, Karena Verbitsky, Jessica Hartman, and Samee Hartman.Brothers:
Peter (Emma) Verbitsky, Gus (Effie) Verbitsky, George (Evelyn)
Verbitsky, and Harold (LaWanda) Verbitsky Sisters: Mary (William)
Sloboden, Olga Roberts, Pauline (Reuben) Johnson, Ann (John)
Paddock, and Elsie (Paul) Tarasenko.
Sam's only living siblings are sister Pauline Johnson and his
brother Harold Verbitsky.
Sam was a gentle, loving man, who was respected and liked by
those who knew him.
Visitation: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 from noon to 6
pm at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
Prayer Service: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at 6 pm at Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home, Minot.
Funeral Service: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 11:00 am at
First Assembly of God Church, Minot
Burial: Thursday, July 9 at 2:30 pm at Butte Community
Cemetery, Butte, ND.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the donor's choice
Officiant: Pastor John Brady
Music
Bethany Bennett will offer “The Old Rugged Cross”
Hardy Lieberg will offer “How Great Thou Art”
Les Mau will offer “Last Mile of the Way”
Reading of the Obituary: Alan Verbitsky
Honorary Bearers: Sam’s family, friends and former
students
Active Bearers: Nikolai Verbitsky, Gary Tarasen, Boyd
Zavalney, Peter Verbitsky, Raymond Sloboden, Russell Budeau
Military Honors accorded by the Butte American Legion
Immediately following the funeral service everyone is invited
to join the family for lunch and fellowship in the fellowship
hall of the church.
The Verbitsky family would like to thank everyone for the many
acts of kindness shown to them during this difficult time. Your
thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated and will never be
forgotten. May God bless the memory of Sam.
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