Delwyn "Del" Rosenow, 77, of Hettinger, ND entered peaceful rest on June 2, 2008 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND after battling courageously with cancer.

Memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hettinger. Rev. Judy Banwart will officiate.

Delwyn "Del" Rosenow was born November 5, 1930, on the family farm 23 miles south of Reeder, ND. His parents were Frank and Amelia (Erdman) Rosenow. Del was the youngest of eight children. A 1.5 mile ride on horseback to a one room schoolhouse was where he attended Mud Butte School.


While in grade school the family moved to the west coast to seek medical attention for his father. Del, his brother Bill, his mother and father lived in the Seattle area for a short time moving to Oregon where he graduated in 1948 from Hillsboro, OR, High School at the age of 16. He graduated from the University of Washington with an English Major.


Meeting his bride-to-be while returning to North Dakota for his college summers, Del and Francile Austin were married February 17, 1951 at
Carnation, WA. He had enlisted in the US Air Force the previous year. Stationed at Lackland AFB, their son Kenny was born. Transferred to Luke AFB, AZ their family remained there until he received his discharge.


Living in Hettinger for a short time, the family moved back to the Seattle area where daughters, Linda and Susan were born.


Del's greatest joy was his children and grandchildren. He also enjoyed panning for gold, gardening, a "good" game of cribbage or chess, and reading historical western novels often corresponding with the authors. Del derived much pleasure working along side of young people.


Grateful for sharing Del's life are his wife Francile; son Jerry, Federal Way, WA; daughter Linda (Tom) Randall, Seattle, WA; granddaughters, Samantha
Rosenow, Hettinger, ND and Stephanie Rosenow, Lynnwood, WA; sister Ella Klovdahl, Centralia, WA; sister-in-law Barbara Rosenow, Eugene, OR; brother-in-law Bill (Sherie) Austin, Medora, ND; father-in-law Oray Austin, Hettinger, ND; special friends Jim & June Melling and Gene & Dorothy Davison, Hettinger, ND; and numerous nieces & nephews.


Del was preceded in death by his parents; son Kenny, age 7; daughter Susan,4 days; three brothers, Clarence, Eddie, Wilferd "Bill"; and three sisters,
Lorena, Hilda and Erma.