Gerhard (Gary) Huebner, 88 of Williston, passed away peacefully September 3, 2017 surrounded by his family at Bethel Lutheran Home after a brief illness.

Gerhard was born to Hugo and Albertina Huebner on April 1, 1929 in Jablonec, Czechoslovakia. He immigrated to the United States in 1950 to start a new life. He landed in Alexander, ND and began farming in that area. He was joined two years later by his fiancé Margarete (known by Margo to all her friends), who emigrated from Germany and they were married a short time later. Their life together began in a cottonwood, tarpaper shack southwest of Alexander, ND. They eventually moved to a farm near Williston. While raising five children, his long and varied career included farming, working construction at the Grand Forks Air Force Base, foreman at the Hardy Salt plant, owner/operator of Mon-Dak water well drilling company, a seismographer in the Bakken oil fields and winters spent working at a ski area in Montana. He returned many times over his life to working the wheat fields of his property northeast of Williston. His favorite pastimes included sailing on his sailboat that he kept docked at Lake Sakakawea, taking drives in the countryside of northwest North Dakota, listening to music, staying current on world events, astronomy and tinkering with computers. He was a proud father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will be deeply missed by all.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife of 64 years, Margarete (Margo); son, Robert and granddaughter, Jennifer.

He is survived by his children; Richard (Sonia), Rose (Jeff), Roger (Darla) and Ron (Christina); ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren; also by his sister, Gerlinde Broadway (Douglas) and numerous nieces and nephews in Germany and Alaska.

Special thanks for the loving care by the nurses and doctors at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND and Bethel Home in Williston.

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