Funeral services for Howard O. Bolte, 92, of Mott, ND will be Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mott. Rev. Joe Burgess will officiate and burial will follow at the Regent Cemetery. Vistations will be from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home followed by a family service at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Church.

Howard O. Bolte was born January 1, 1918 to Conrad and Dorothea (Alpert) Hersam on a farm south of Richardton, ND. In 1928 his family moved to Regent. He attended eight years of school. In October 1936, he joined the CCC's. He was at various camps until April 1938. He returned to Regent and worked for Joe Prince.


On December 22, 1940 he married Winifred Graeber. The continued to live in Regent until the fall of 1952 when they moved to his present farm southeast of Mott. Howard raised small grains and cattle.

Howard was involved in several organizations; Hettinger County Farm Bureau, Merrill Township director, Weather Modification Board, Runkel School Board, Rural Fireman, Trinity Lutheran Church Board, Hettinger County Crop Improvement and Mott-Regent Horseshoe club. He enjoyed woodworking and search-a-words.

Howard Bolte passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott, ND.

Howard is survived by his wife of 69 years, Winifred Bolte; twelve children, Donna (Vic) Mosbrucker, Sharon (John) Alexander, Lois (Ron) Roelandt, Howard (Bonita) Bolte Jr., Judy (Dale) Ottmar, Joanne (Lee) Wille, Larry Bolte, Galen Bolte, Rick (Tanna) Bolte, Carol (Bill) Penn, Connie Doyle, and Ruth Smith; 34 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.


He was preceded in death by his parents Conrad and Dorothea; infant twin granddaughters Jocasta and Jolene Bolte; granddaughter Leesha Wille; son-in-laws Robert McLaughlin and Ward Smith; sister Dorothea Tenold and brothers; Louis and Anton Bolte.