Chad Goldade

Chad W. Goldade, 38, Mandan, went home to his Lord and Savior on June 25, 2010, after a long battle with cancer. Services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, July 1, 2010, at First Evangelical Free Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Terry Kern officiating. Burial will be held in the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held from 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm Wednesday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, where a prayer service will begin at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Chad Wayne was born November 5, 1971, in Harvey, ND, the son of James and Judy Keller Goldade. He grew up and attended school in Harvey, graduating from Harvey High School in 1990. During his senior year of high school, Chad was the State 125lb. Wrestling Champion. He also competed in football and track. In August 1990, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served on the USS Kitty Hawk during Desert Storm. Following his honorable discharge in June 1993, he returned home to North Dakota and became an agent for Combined Insurance Co. On July 17, 1998, he married the love of his life and sunshine, Tori Miller, in Bismarck. They made their home in Fargo, where Chad worked as a carpenter for Viland Construction. In 2002, Chad started his own construction company in Fargo. Chad and his family later moved to Mandan, and in 2007, he began working for Hopfauf Custom Builders. Chad’s life was blessed with three beautiful boys, Keaton John 8, Eli Miller 4, and Samuel Chad 2, who were the center of his world. He enjoyed many activities including hunting with a rifle or bow, fishing, and working with his hands on various wood-working and remodeling projects. Chad was always willing to lend a hand and enjoyed telling jokes and playing pranks. He was always ready to give or receive a hug. Chad is survived by his wife, Tori and their sons, Keaton, Eli, and Samuel, Mandan; his sisters, Bonnie Goldade, Bismarck, and Linda Ralph Burgard, Sykeston; his brothers, Michael Jodi Goldade, Bismarck, and Craig Marci Goldade, Mandan; his nieces and nephews, Chelsea, Lindsey, Jamie, Harley, Drew, Karlie, Emily, Tyler, and Lexi; his grandfather, John Keller, Harvey; many special aunts, uncles, and cousins; his father-in-law and mother-in-love, Marvin and Wendy Miller, Mandan; and Tori’s siblings, Todd Lori Miller, Mandan, Tami Tom Knorr, Tulsa, OK, and Toby Miller, Minneapolis, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents; paternal grandparents and maternal grandmother. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to www.caringbridge.org or to the Bismarck Cancer Center, 500 North 8th Street, Bismarck, ND, 58501.

Chad Goldade

November 5, 1971 - June 25, 2010