Neil M Knatterud

Neil M. Knatterud, 73, Bismarck, passed away July 26, 2011, at Medcenter One Hospital. Services will be held at 11:30 am Monday, August 1, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, South Campus, corner of Divide and Washington, Bismarck, with Rev. Craig Schweitzer officiating. Burial will be at 2pm at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be begin at 5:00 pm, where a prayer service will be held at 7:00 pm Sunday, July 31, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Neil Marlyn Knatterud was born March 16, 1938, in Rugby, ND, the son of Nels and Marie Noraker Knatterud of Maddock. He was raised in Maddock graduating from BCATS at Maddock in 1956. Neil then graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in pharmacy and a minor in chemistry. Neil also attended ROTC at NDSU and received a commission in the Medical Service Corps. He served in the Air Force from 1961 to 1964 as a medical supply officer. After a career in retail pharmacy, Neil began working in the NDDoH?s Division of Chemistry in February 1975. Neil became assistant director of the Division of Waste Management in 1988 and director in 1992. After 25 years of service, he retired on April 30, 2000. Neil married Claudine Woyen on September 6, 1959, and together they raised two daughters, Mary Ellen and Heidi Marie. Neil was a long-time active member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, serving as council member, usher, and helping with various office duties. Neil had a unique talent for working with his hands. He designed and built numerous woodworking pieces and car and plane models. A very special project was restoring his father?s ?41 Chevrolet pick-up. In later years, ?Shylo? became his trusted companion, a playful miniature schnauzer that was always by his side. Neil is survived by his wife, Claudine, Bismarck; his daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ellen and Claud Pickard, Katy, TX, and Heidi Marie and Perry Thom, Minneapolis, MN; granddaughters and grandson-in-law, Bethany Erik Weiler, Brittany Pickard, Bretlynn Pickard and Anna Thom; his brother, Don Knatterud, Kenmare, ND; his brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Edward Karen Woyen, Esmond, ND and Aaron Woyen, Bismarck; and a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Neil was preceded in death by his parents; his mother-in-law and father-in-law; and two sisters-in-law. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the American Heart Association, 1005 12th Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, 58401, or Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 106 Osage Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501.

Neil M Knatterud

March 16, 1938 - July 26, 2011