Harold Tancre, 83, of Tioga, ND, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at the Tioga Medical Center in Tioga. His funeral arrangements are with Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Tioga, ND.
Harold William Tancre was born on July 18, 1934 to Alvin and Martha Tancre in Towner, ND. He was raised and went to school in Ray ND.
In May of 1956 he married Gale Kaldahl. In this marriage they had 4 children. Jeff, Rita, Bill and Jess. Gale passed away in 1992.
Harold did some work in the oilfields. He was also a truck driver hauling logs and paving roads. Lastly, he was an aircraft welder and fabricator for Northrup until he retired in 1995.
He married Elaine (Stone) Ulven in 1998 when he moved back to North Dakota.
Harold’s favorite pastime was telling stories. He had a joke or a story to tell on just about any subject. He loved airplanes, old cars, guns, guitars and playing pinochle.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Martha; his first wife, Gale; his second wife, Elaine; his two sons, Bill and Jess and a brother, Duane.
He is survived by his son, Jeff (Laura) Tancre from Wisconsin and their children Shannon, Robert (Brittani), Andrew and Dennis. His daughter, Rita (Frank) Arias from California and their children Franky, Danny, Matthew, Angela and Casey. Bill’s son Jeff (Holly) Tancre from California. His sisters, Evelyn (Kenny) Axelson from Tioga ND, Marian Nelson from Missoula MT and Sharon (Harry) Ellis from Champaign IL. Three step daughters, Sandi (Jack) Wieser from Owanka SD, Judi (Wayne) Ulven from Hamlet ND and Joni (Danny) McGinnity from McGregor, ND and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
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