Ronald Preuss

Sept. 22, 1947-April 15, 2022

Ronald Preuss, 74, died

of cancer on April 15,

2022. A memorial service

may be held in Fargo, ND

at a later date.

Ronald Herman Preuss

was born Sept. 22, 1947 to

William R. and Katherine

Preuss. He was reared on

the family farm south of

Esmond, ND, attending

schools in Rich Valley

Township and various

towns in the area follow-

ing where his mother

taught school. He graduat-

ed from Rugby High

School in 1965. He

worked for the railroad for

a short time and then

joined the US Marine

Corps on Jan. 3, 1967. He

served for four years, with

one year in Vietnam

where he and other ma-

rines were exposed to

Agent Orange. He re-

ceived numerous awards

from the Marine Corps,

including the Navy Com-

mendation Medal, Viet-

nam Service and Cam-

paign Medals, Good Con-

duct Medal and others.

After his honorable

discharge on Nov. 21,

1970, he returned to

North Dakota and again

went to work for the rail-

road until his retirement

in 2010. He married Char-

lene in Fargo on Sept. 2,

1972. He was a life

member with the Benson

County VFW Post 4251 of

Esmond.

Survivors include his

wife; three children, De-

anna Carter of St. Augus-

tine, Fla., Debbie (Scott)

Anderson of Fargo and

Casey (Kristen) Preuss of

Fort Worth, Texas; six

grandchildren; five

great-grandchildren; and

four siblings, William S.

(Betty) of Turlock, Calif.,

Gerald (Sharon) of Grand

Forks, ND, Loren (Gloria

of Esmond and Constance

(James) Dunkelberger of

Tacoma, Wash.

He was preceded in

death by his parents; two

siblings, Carol (Merwin)

Thompson and Kermit

Walter; and a great-

grandson, Phoenix.