Married Grandpa Cal 6/29/1929 in Minneapolis, MN.
Married Arvo 4/10/1946 in Watertown, SD.
Richard C. Dube, 84, Mandan, N.D., passed away Sept. 6, 2016 at CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck,
N.D.
Services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Mandan,
with Rev. Mark Drews officiating. Burial will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at the North
Dakota Veterans Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Mandan VFW Post #707 and American
Legion Post #40.
Visitation was held from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan,
with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation continued one hour prior to the service at the
church on Saturday.
Richard was born on March 2, 1932, to Cal and Beatrice (Mattison) Dube in Moorhead, Minn.
He was raised and educated in northwest Minnesota. Richard entered the U.S. Navy and was a
Aviation Machinist, he assigned flight crews in air sea rescue missions from 1951-1954 and
was a proud Korean War veteran.
Richard married Sharon Lovstad on March 9, 1974 in Sidney. Sharon passed away on Jan. 2, 1996.
Richard worked for MDU in the power plants for 38 years as an electrician. He was promoted to
supervisor in 1976 and was plant manager at the Beulah Steam Plant, Electrical Supervisor at
Coyote Station and Maintenance Supervisor at R.M. Heskept Station.
Richard was a history buff especially loving North Dakota History; he enjoyed metal detecting
and was an avid rock hound. Richard was a wonderful cook, either grilling or in the kitchen,
everyone raved about his prime rib which was his specialty. He also enjoyed the outdoors,
ice fishing with his brother, Robert.
Richard will be deeply missed by his daughters, Barbara (John) Greenlees, Denver, Colo.,
Elizabeth Dube, Percy, Ark., Vickie (Jeff) Junso, Belgrade, Rebecca (Steve) Morgan, Jacksonville,
Fla., Peggy Sewell, Mandan, Cynthia Dube, Jacksonville, Fla., and Paula Dube (special friend,
Jamie Veith), Bismarck; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; sister, Judy (Dan) Johnson,
Duluth, Minn., and brothers, Robert Dube, Williston, N.D. and Dennis (Paulette), Nashwauk, Minn.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Sharon, and daughters, Leslie Schlecht
and Lisa Kahler In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be directed to Messiah Lutheran Church, 1020 Boundary Rd NW, Mandan or Central Dakota Humane Society, 2104 37th St., Mandan.
married Beverly 12/28/1954
married Sharon Lovstad 3/9/1974