Wilmer Treichel, age 87, of Mott, ND, passed away on Saturday morning, December 16, 2023 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.

Wilmer LeRoy Treichel was born in Bentley, ND on January 6, 1936 to Adolph and Myrtle (Kibbel) Treichel.  He attended grade school in Bentley and graduated from high school at Northwestern Lutheran Academy in Mobridge, SD in 1954.

Wilmer joined his father in the family's building business and except for two years in the US Army in Hawaii continued the business until retiring in 2020.

He married Aileen (Kelsch) Heyd on November 6, 1964 and adopted her daughter Lori with open arms. They lived in Bentley until moving into Mott in 2006.

He is survived by his daughter, Lori (Trent) Eggers; grandson, Tyler Eggers; sister, Loraine Stindt, Ann Arbor, MI; brother, Allen (Marion) Treichel, Coloma, WI; and extended family and friends.

Cremation has taken place and an inurnment service is planned for the spring.