Alvin Harold Nygard, formerly of Edinburg, ND and Thief River Falls, went to be with his Lord on Friday, July 31, 2020, at Bethany University Retirement Living in Fargo, ND. He was 96 years old.
The funeral will be at Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo, ND on August 6, 2020 at 10 a.m. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial at Odalen Lutheran Cemetery, Edinburg, ND on August, 7, 2020 at 1 p.m.
Alvin was born at home on November 12, 1923 in rural Edinburg, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Odalen Lutheran Church.
Alvin married Ruby Otterson on January 30, 1954 in Fort Atkinson, WI. He moved his family to Seattle, WA and worked at Boeing Aircraft as an inspector. They returned to his home farm in Edinburg in 1963 and eventually moved to Thief River Falls in 1973. He farmed and ran Custom Engraving for over 40 years and retired in 2016.
Alvin is survived by his wife, Ruby; five children: Karla Nygard of Park River, ND, April Nygard of Moorhead, Teresa Nygard of Fargo, ND, Debbie (Ryan) Ulstad of Madison and Peter (Lisa) Nygard of Maple Grove; five grandchildren: Matthew (Abbie) and Rachel Ulstad, Rebekah, Ruth, and Hannah Nygard; and one great-grandson, Oslo Ulstad; two sisters, Rosalie Williamson and Helen Bakke; one brother, Donald Nygard.
Alvin was preceded in death by his parents, Amund and Helen Nygard; step-mother, Solveig Nygard; sister, Arlette Nordsletten; brothers, Everett, Kenneth and Stanford Nygard, and many cousins.
Arrangements made by Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo, ND