Funeral services for Clifford E. Engraf, age 72, Adams County farmer and rancher, will be Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at 10:30 am at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger. Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate with burial in the Hettinger Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 26th from 1:00 to 7:00 pm at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger with a gathering of friends and family at 7:00 pm at the funeral home.


Clifford Everett Engraf was born July 24, 1935 in Hettinger, North Dakota to Clarence and Evelyn (Stenberg) Engraf. He went to Argonne Country School for the first eight years, then to Bucyrus for high school where he graduated in 1953.


His mother died in 1949 and father in 1951. He later purchased the farm and lived there with his family. Cliff married Eileen Hoff on January 3rd 1957. To this union 4 children were born, Doug, Valorie, Allan and Danny.


In the early years Cliff also did custom spraying. He built over 90 rigid frame buildings for Great Plains Supply and several other carpentry projects, but was very passionate about his family, cattle and farming.


He served on the Argonne school board for three years. He was president of the Reeder Equity for four years and a member of the board for a total of nineteen years. He served on the Hettinger Fire Protection District board from 1992 to 2007. He was a lifetime member of the Hettinger Eagle and North Dakota Stockman's Association. He received the Adams County Soil Conservation Achievement Award in 1975, and later the Outstanding Agriculturist Award and also was recognized for several tree care awards.


Cliff loved to visit and will be truly missed by his family, we will miss his sense of humor, hugs and stories that he shared with us. We loved him immensely.


Cliff is survived by his wife Eileen, of Hettinger, children Douglas Engraf, of Stillwell, KS, Valorie (Kelly) Copeland of Belton, TX, Allan (Sherri) Engraf, of El Dorado, KS, and Danny (Betty Jo) Engraf of Hettinger, ND, two brothers, Wayne of Hettinger, ND, Daryl, of Denver, CO, nine grandchildren, Greg (Phyllis) Deitz, Chris Deitz, Tye (Dorothy) Copeland, Wayde, Matthew, Collin Engraf, Duane, Jessica and Nicole Engraf, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister, Carol Olson and one brother, Marvin Engraf.