Edwin Hersel[1]
1928 - 2015 (86 years)Person ID: I4223 "Gjerde/Monsen" | Last Modified: 5 Apr 2021
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Name Edwin Hersel Gender Male Birth 17 Apr 1928 Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota, USA 
Died 31 Mar 2015 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA 
BuriedDaniels County Cemetery, Scobey, Daniels County, Montana, USA -
Parents
Father Ole Jacobsen Hersel (ID:I3074)
b. 19 Jun 1872
d. 1940, Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota, USA (Age 67 years) Mother Inga Amalie Hansdatter Skiri (ID:I3081)
b. 25 Apr 1890
d. 26 Jan 1982 (Age 91 years)Marriage 17 Oct 1911 Kors Kirke, Monge, Marstein, Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norge Siblings4 brothers and 2 sisters -
Family
Wife Martha M Dighans (ID:I4238)
b. 20 Apr 1924
d. 3 Mar 2002 (Age 77 years)Marriage 1 Jan 1949 Peerless, Daniels County, Montana, USA Age at Marriage Edwin : 20 years - Martha : 24 years. (Were Married 53 years). Children + 1. Living (ID:I4254)+ 2. 
Living (ID:I4252)+ 3. Living (ID:I4253)+ 4. Leonard Joseph Hersel (ID:I4251)
b. 11 May 1953
d. 2 Aug 2018, Scobey, Daniels County, Montana, USA (Age 65 years) -
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Birth - 17 Apr 1928 - Tioga, Williams County, North Dakota, USA 
Marriage - 1 Jan 1949 - Peerless, Daniels County, Montana, USA 
Died - 31 Mar 2015 - Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA 
Buried - - Daniels County Cemetery, Scobey, Daniels County, Montana, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [S14] Other Sites, 15 Apr 2015, https://www.glasgowcourier.com/story/2015/04/15/obituaries/edwin-hersel/2377.html?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=e3d55cb78f4dfbebff8376e8b45c661daee03376-1617628936-0-AWGdXuQ69Sw8PMHu5NaK0s2sw17AvNdxGD6o_sXkF-iMJFdL58M1fvcRDMTfDGfpn-3ynUufGNvRTkuhE1fmdFetRj3Y9LlMn8ek6kZ61oQwV6vXE_TSYFZ18Cp9trUfRlmngYOhcPolMarvEVpgOCP2i4kgm0wjh7RzbE2zNJ2P4_85g8eG3kVZzutf6n0Oa_76wbYCbZAXHHDRTijD9ShPRXay_Uk3T6kdR_S4cspbnnX3gObE4F8e7BC7VvqLJ5HYHjsryeRZx6R-VXqbICtVOxno_ensrybxJjiqo2jWCDcFfxTnhPTL4WT66qowMiqnxwISXTytkhEzC_QwxkNta-_B8faVXAzAepuPTNM6E_AnOF-4PEA-SZ2LCEQ3Ob7WTmGzTukpJMsApDgG5QEHN1lX90lGepG2Ih45mDefOEgXEriCAeN_CXGszHPT1g.
Edwin "Ed" L. Hersel, 86, formerly of Richland, Mont., died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Billings with family by his side.
He was born April 17, 1928, at Tioga, N.D., to Ole and Inga (Sherry) Hersel.
As a young teenager, he left Tioga, going to live and farm with his uncles, Anton and Sivert Sherry, in the Richland community.
On Jan. 1, 1949, he was united in marriage to Martha M. Dighans at Peerless. They lived in the Coal Creek, Butte Creek, Peerless and Richland areas. They retired in 1998 and moved to Billings. Martha passed away March 3, 2002. Ed currently resided at Sweetwater Retirement and Canyon Creek Homes.
He served on many rural boards and committees throughout his lifetime. He enjoyed taking several moose hunting trips with friends into Canada. He loved to dance to a good old waltz, polka or 2-step. He also enjoyed attending livestock and farm auctions.
He was preceded in death by his wife and six siblings.
Survivors include children, Bernhard of Billings, Aquina Beck and her husband, Garry, of West Fargo, N.D., Leonard and his wife, Linda, and Andrew and his wife, Marjorie, both of Scobey; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Betty Hersel; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 7, at St. Philips Catholic Church in Scobey with Pat Zabrocki officiating. Committal of ashes was in the Daniels County Cemetery. Music was provided by Carol Fouhy and Marie Fossen.
Waller Funeral Home of Scobey was in charge of arrangements.
