Darrell Irvine

Darrell Duane "Butch" Irvine's life of 63 years ended on December 3, 2005, after a battle with cancer. Services will be held at 1 PM Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Ben Dove officiating. Burial will be at the Glencoe Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 - 9 PM Tuesday at Eastgate Funeral Service. Butch was born on August 21, 1942, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Caroline Irvine, the daughter of Emma and Andrew Irvine. He was raised by Emma and Andrew Irvine in Bismarck. He was a member of the BHS class of 1960 and achieved his GED while in the US Army. He joined the army in September of 1961 and served on active duty until 1964. He then spent three years in the army reserves, after which he was honorably discharged in 1967. His military duty included a tour in Germany during the Vietnam War, working as a driver of 5-ton wreckers to tow military vehicles. After his military service he worked at Dave's Auto in Bismarck from 1964 to 1968 as a mechanic and welder. He worked for Northern Improvement as a heavy equipment operator and truck driver until 1972 when he joined the United Association of Pipe Fitters. From 1972 to 1979 he worked on power plants north of Bismarck as a contractor working for Amoco and as a pipefitter on projects at the Amoco refinery in Mandan. He attained the position of certified welder in 1978. From 1980 to 2002 he was a general superintendent for various contractors including British Petroleum and Tesoro refineries Amoco in Mandan. He retired in 2002. In his spare time over the years he worked on and raced cars, and enjoyed hunting. He married Cynthia Knock Dorscher in 1968; they were divorced in 1978. Together they had a daughter, Vicki Irvine. He married his beloved wife Cheryl Posey in 1979. They shared 23 years together before she died in 2003. Butch was a member of Fraternal Order of Elks, VFW, NRA, and the United Organization of Pipefitters. He was preceded in death by his cherished "bride", Cheryl in 2003; his mother, Emma; his father, Andrew; sisters, Caroline and Irene; and step-son, Barry Dorscher. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Vicki Irvine and Ed Kalpagian of Mahwah, New Jersey, and his grandson, Jonathan. He is also survived by his step-son, Matthew Westrick and his granddaughters, Emily and Hannah Westrick of Bismarck; step-son, Bryan Westrick of Bozeman, Montana; step-daughter, Lauri Stevens of Newbury, Massachusetts; his brother, John Irvine; his sister, Imogene and her husband, Wendell Albert; and his sister, Geraldine, and her husband, Clifford Enockson.

Darrell Irvine

August 21, 1942 - December 3, 2005