Dennis Hummel, age 65 of Mott, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at CHI St. Alexius Health Center in Bismarck, ND.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 10:30 am at Zoar Congregational Church in Mott. Pastor Corey Warner and Pastor John Amundson will officiate with burial at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Mott.

Visitation will be on Wednesday from 1-5 pm at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home with a gathering for family and friends at 7 pm at Zoar Congregational Church.

The Life of a Farmer ~ Dennis Dean Hummel

DENNIS HUMMEL was born on July 28, 1950, the eldest son of Jacob (Jakie) and Esther (Wolf) Hummel. He was raised on the family farm, and at a very young age, started helping his dad. This grew into his life-long love for farming. Dennis graduated from Mott Lincoln High School in 1969 and continued his education at Bismarck Jr. College where he graduated with a degree in diesel mechanics. He married his high school sweetheart, Myra Wiedmer on June 8, 1970. After a short period of employment with Olien's Auto and long-haul trucking, he partnered with his dad, Jakie and later incorporated Hummel Farms. In 2003, following the death of his dad, he moved back to his childhood farm and partnered with his son Shannon.

In his younger days, Dennis enjoyed racing his 1970 GTO Judge and was sponsored by Coca-Cola. He loved trapping, hunting, collecting WWII memorabilia and toy tractors, but first and foremost, farming was in his blood and he had an amazing love for the land. His pride and joy was his wife, children and granddaughters.

Dennis was welcomed into heaven on February 27, 2016.

Grateful for having shared in Dennis' life are his wife, Myra, Mott, ND; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Shannon and Amanda Hummel, Mott, ND; Jason and Becky Hummel, Louisville, CO; two granddaughters, Adwyn and Astrid Hummel, Louisville, CO; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ronald and Darcy Hummel, Fredricksburg, VA; Morris and Pandora Hummel, Cole Harbor, ND; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Jacalynn and Burnell Bentz, Big Lake, MN; Caralynn and Rob Faue, Buffalo, MN; sister and brother-in-law, Tracy and Les Ivarie, Hartley, IA; mother-in-law, Alice Wiedmer, Mott, ND; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Esther and Jakie Hummel, father-in-law Alvin Wiedmer, nephew Christopher Ivarie, and his beloved dog Hunter.