Private Family Services for Orval E. Minor, 88, of Belle Fourche, were held at the Funeral Home of the Northern Hills of Belle Fourche, SD.

ORVAL ELWOOD MINOR was born on August 21, 1916 in San Jose, CA to Orval Leo and Lilias (Vining) Minor. He grew up in the San Jose and Palo Alto areas and graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1934. Orval attended San Jose Teachers College where he completed course work in Accounting; he also worked for the E. H. Renzel grocery company as a bookkeeper and clerk. He entered the Army Reserve and later served his country as a Navigator in the Army Air Corp during World War II with the 486th Bomber Group 834th Squadron. During his service Orval flew numerous sorties in the European Theater in B-17 and B-24 Bombers. Orval was honorably discharged in 1946, after which, he returned to California and worked as an Accountant. He was united in marriage to Lora Wassmer in Alburnett, IA on Feb. 16, 1957. They began their life together in San Jose and Orval worked as an accountant for over 50 years. Orval was a member of the AICPA since April 30, 1958. Orval and Lora retired to Sun City Grand in Surprise, AZ in 1998. They later moved to Belle Fourche, SD in March of 2004. Orval enjoyed dancing, bowling, traveling, was an avid fan of drum and bugle corps competitions and playing cards. He belonged to the Willow Glen Lions Club in San Jose and the San Jose Elks Club and later was a member of the Moose Lodge in Belle Fourche, SD.

Orval Minor passed from this life on December 18, 2004 at the Lookout Memorial Hospital in Spearfish, SD, as a result of a heart attack.

Grateful for having shared his life are his second wife, Lora, of Belle Fourche, sons, Craig and Irene, of Turlock, CA; Brit and Kathy, of Earlysville, VA; Kirt and Kelly, of Fremont, CA; Mark and Jonisue, of Eagle River, AK; Bruce and Krista, of Belle Fourche, SD; seven grandchildren, Elizabeth and Claudia Troyer, Joshua and Amanda Reineke, Ben, Hannah and Barak Minor; brother, Robert and Martha Minor and sister, Velma Bartlett, all of Palo Alto, CA. Preceding Orval in death were his parents. Condolences to the family can be left at this website or with Lora Minor at 1709 12th Avenue, Belle Fourche, SD 57717.