Edgar Behm

Edgar Behm, age 90, of Fordville, ND, passed away near Crary, ND on Monday, December 11, 2017.

Edgar Johannes Behm was born November 14, 1927 at Niagara, ND to John and Ella (Strassburg) Behm, the ninth of eleven children.He received God’s gift of forgiveness and the Holy Spirit in baptism on December 5, 1927 and confirmed his faith in Jesus as his Savior at St. Andrew Lutheran Church at Niagara on April 6, 1941. He remained a lifelong member and was active in the choir and served on boards within the church including the positions of Elder and Trustee. Ed’s strong faith and love of family was evident as he was entrusted by family and friends to be the Baptismal Sponsor for their children.

Ed waited over 40 years before he met his beautiful bride, Marcella Hoefer. She was everything he had hoped for in a Godly wife. Ed and Marcy were married July 15, 1972.They were foster parents before making Roxie, Jeremy and Scott a part of their forever family through adoption.

Ed was lifelong farmer. He worked a field with a team of horses at only 8 years old. He loved baseball and played with local teams until he no longer could. In his early teens, his dad brought home a guitar and Ed taught himself how to play. His guitar went everywhere with him and in his retirement, Ed enjoyed playing at area nursing homes.

He will be missed by all of his loved ones this side of Heaven and is survived by his children: Roxie Moen of Eden Prairie MN, Jeremy of Clinton WI, and Scott of Devils Lake ND, Grandchildren Sadie, Sydney, Alex and Nate Moen, Paul, Jamey, Cody, Nick, Grace, and Isabelle Behm and his great grandson Theodore Behm, his sister Vera Odegaard of Niagara, Sisters-in-law Vivian Behm of Larimore ND, Marlys (Leonard) Berdal of Grand Forks ND and numerous nieces and nephews. He will be rejoicing in Heaven with all the Saints who have died before him! He was preceded in death by his wife, Marcy, his parents John and Ella, sisters Ellen Olson, Louise Krueger, Adeline Olson, Doris Wood, Loretta Hanssen, and Caroline Runyan and his brothers, Ferdinand, John and Arthur.

FUNERAL SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 18, 2017 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Niagara, ND.

VISITATION: Sunday, December 17 from 5-7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer service held in the Bakke Funeral Home of Larimore. Visitation will also be held for one hour prior to the funeral in the church on Monday.

INTERMENT: St. Andrew Lutheran Cemetery, rural Niagara, ND.