Henry Carl "Hank" Soehren, Jr. passed away at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the age of 82.

A Gathering of Family and Friends will be on Monday, March 7, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Centennial Chapel of Evanson Jensen Funeral Homes in Hettinger, ND.

Per Hank's wishes, his ashes will be scattered by his family near Victor, MT at a later date.

Henry Carl Soehren, Jr. was born on March 13, 1933 in Scranton, ND to Henry Max and Helen (Gunther) Soehren. He grew up in Scranton until he graduated from High School in 1950. "Hank" attended 1 ½ years at Dickinson State College, earning his teaching degree. He then taught country school at Buffalo Springs, ND and also at the Bixby School west of Bison, SD.

Henry marred Joan Erickson in 1951 and they had three sons, Patrick, Monte, and Mark. Hank and Joan were divorced in 1973. In 1975 he was married to Edna (Weaver) Maedche on June 27, 1975 and have been married for 40 years.

Hank loved all kinds of sports and in his last years, his favorite was Golf. He had many friends and will be surly missed at the golf course. He truly loved working as an assistant Greens keeper at the Hettinger Country Club and caring for the grounds there.


Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife, Edna, of Hettinger, his sons, Patrick, of Bowman, ND, Monte (Susan), of Rapid City, SD and Mark, of Bowman, ND, his brothers, Delos (Cheryl) Soehren, Turney, MO, Merle (Cindy) Soehren, Dickinson, ND and Marvin (Sharon) Soehren, Reeder, ND, his in-laws, Dixie (John) Hardin, Clearwater, ID, Jack (Eileen) Weaver, Genesee, ID, Butch (Ruth) Anderson, Kamiah, ID, Pete Weaver, Clearfield, UT, Dave and Frieda Belle Childers, Laramie, WY; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends and golfing buddies. Hank was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Helen Soehren.