Myron Rostad

VERTIN-MUNSON FUNERAL HOME

WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA

Myron Rostad, formerly Colfax , ND , died in his Fargo home on October 10, 2008, after a two year courageous fight with cancer.

James Myron Rostad was the first of five children born to Mildred (Wold) and Ingman Rostad on May 23, 1936. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith by Pastor J.O. Silseth on June 25, 1936. His sponsors were his grandparents Mary and Jens Wold, his aunt, Inga Rostad and uncle, Olaf Wold. He affirmed his baptism through confirmation on May 7, 1950, at Richland Lutheran Church also by Pastor Silseth. Myron was united in marriage to Sharon Affield on December 23, 1961 in Wahpeton, ND.

Myron attended a one-room country school through the eighth grade and graduated from Colfax High School in the class of 1954.

Myron had a lifelong passion for agriculture, beginning when he started driving tractor in the field at age seven. He enjoyed raising wheat, barley, corn, soybeans, sugar beets, dry edible beans and sunflowers. He was honored with the Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer Award in 1966 and named one of American Crystal Sugar Company’s top producers in 1981. In addition to farming, he ran a custom combining operation for more than thirty years. Myron retired from farming in 1999 and kept his hand in the industry by continuing to farm a few acres.

Family, friends, church and the Colfax community were always important in Myron’s life. He was a vintage John Deere enthusiast and also enjoyed pheasant and deer hunting. Myron was honored to serve as a pall bearer dozens of times. A highlight of each year was Richland Lutheran Church ’s Lutefisk Supper. He also enjoyed fiddle music and following politics.

Thankful for sharing his life is his wife of nearly forty-seven years, Sharon . Survivors include their two daughters; Sara Beth Aigner (Michael), rural Colfax, ND and their daughters, Elizabeth and Ava; Nicole Rostad Holdman (Todd), Fargo, ND and their daughter Inger; two brothers, Rodney (Loria) Rostad, Fargo, ND and Robert Rostad, rural Colfax, ND; a sister, Marlene (Jim) Aas, Moorhead, MN; brothers-in-law Duane (Chris) Kroseman, Germany, Sheldon Affield, Portland, OR, Steve (Rhonda) Affield, Maple Plain, MN and sister-in-law Roxann (Craig) Langseth, Waco, TX; nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Karen Kroseman; parents-in-law, Elmer and Norma (Hestdalen) Affield.

Visitation will be Sunday beginning at 3:00 P.M. with a prayer service at 6:00 P.M. at Richland Lutheran Church , rural Walcott , ND . Visitation will also be Monday from 10:00-11:00 A.M. followed by the funeral at 11:00 A.M. at Richland Lutheran Church . Burial will be at Richland Lutheran Cemetery .

Directions to Richland Lutheran Church : From I-29, turn east off the Walcott exit (exit #42), turn south immediately onto the gravel frontage road, follow the gravel road and fork to the right to the church.

Vertin-Munson Wahpeton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.