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Benjamin Aipperspach
May 02, 1917 - October 11, 2014
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The funeral for Benjamin Aipperspach, Wishek, ND will be Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church at Wishek, ND. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 15, 2014 from 3:00 PM to 8:30 PM with a prayer service at 8:30 PM at Dahlstrom Funeral Home in Wishek, ND. Burial will be at the Wishek City Cemetery, Wishek, ND.
Benjamin Aipperspach, son of Fred and Louisa (Stock) Aipperspach was born May 2, 1917 at the family farm in rural McIntosh County. He received his education in a rural school. Ben worked on the family farm and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1936 and 1937. In 1941 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Trained as an infantryman he served with the 6th Infantry and saw action in New Guinea and the Philippines. Ben married Ruth Woehl December 5, 1946 at the Beaver Creek Baptist Church. He continued to work on the family farm while living at Ruth?s family farm. The couple were able to rent a farm in 1949 and established themselves economically and were able to buy their own farm in 1957 four miles southeast of Wishek. Ben raised grain and cattle for the next three decades and lived on the farm after his retirement until July of 2014. He continued to help his son Lee, who purchased the farm from Ben and Ruth, throughout his retirement. Ben was active in the Wishek Baptist Church supporting the church financially and participated in Sunday school activities and Men?s Brotherhood.
Benjamin died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Wishek Living Center, Wishek, ND. He was 97 years old.
Ben is survived by two sons and a daughter; Mac (Ruth) Aipperspach, Corpus Christi, TX, Lee (Carla) Aipperspach, Wishek, ND, Pat (Tim) Dunn, Grand Forks, ND; eight grandchildren, Ian (Candice) Aipperspach, Lubbock, TX, Benjamin (Kayla) Aipperspach, Moorhead, MN, Andrew (Lisa) Aipperspach, Fargo, ND Rachel Aipperspach, Bismarck, ND, Phillip Aipperspach, Wishek, ND, Allen Dunn, Grand Forks, ND, David (Heather) Dunn, Oslo, MN and Stephen Dunn, Grand Forks, ND; three great-grandchildren, Elias, Keaton and Canaan Aipperspach; one sister, Ruth Vossler, Lansing, MI; several nieces and nephews. Ben was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth, three sisters and four brothers. Share memories and sign online guest book at dahlstromfuneralservice.com. Dahlstrom Funeral Home of Wishek, ND entrusted with arrangements.
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1917 - 2014 (97 years)