Funeral services for Henry Pahl, age 87, of Leith, ND will be at 10:00 a.m. MT on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin, ND. Pastor John Amundson will officiate with burial to follow at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery north of New Leipzig, ND. Full military honors will be afforded by the George W. Snook American Legion Post #246 of Elgin and the Military Funeral Honors team of Bismarck, ND.
Special music will be provided by Annette Roth, pianist.
Serving as casketbearers are Kenneth Bender, Roderick Bender, William Bender, Niels Christensen Jr., Sebastian Pahl and Lynn Pall. The George W. Snook American Legion Post #246, and all friends and family are considered honorary casketbearers.
Henry Pahl was born on May 21, 1923 north of New Leipzig, ND on the family farm. He was the 8th of 15 children born to August and Christina (Baesler) Pahl. He lived and worked on the family farm until the Pahl's no longer owned it. Henry attended the German District School and was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church north of New Leipzig.
He was drafted into the United States Army and served in WWII and was a member of the George W. Snook American Legion Post #246 in Elgin.
Henry worked as a truck driver and did construction work in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local #49.
Following his retirement he resided at Leith, ND for several years then moved to the Dakota Hills Home in Elgin. For the past few years, he has resided at St. Aloisius Medical Center in Harvey, ND.
Henry passed away on Monday, August 9, 2010 at St. Aloisius Medical Center in Harvey, ND.
Henry is survived by his sisters, Marie Bender, Harvey, ND and Esther (Per) Jacobsen, Excelsior, MN; one brother, Herbert (Minerva) Pahl, Minneapolis, MN; as well as numerous nephew and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, eight brothers and four sisters.
Visitation will be on Friday, August 13, 2010 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday.