Obed S. Tweten

Obed Stanley Tweten, 81, formerly of Hillsboro, ND, passed away peacefully with his children and his twin brother Malcolm at his side on Saturday, December 30th, 2006, at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND.Obie was born on the family farm at Reynolds, ND, on April 30, 1925 to Sidney and Olga Tweten, where he grew up and attended school at the Americus #12 grade school and graduated from Reynolds High School in 1941. After working on the family farm, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1946-1948. On November 6, 1948 he married Lois Bohlman in Thompson, ND. They moved to Fargo, ND where Obie worked in construction. In the spring of 1950, they began a farming career near Hillsboro, growing small grains and potatoes. Obie was very involved in the Red River Valley Potato Growers Association, serving as a board member and president. He also served on the National Potato Council, retiring as its president in 1977.In 1979, Obie married Betty Otteson. After retiring from farming in 1980, they moved to Detroit Lakes, MN where he opened and co-owned a Bonanza Restaurant. After retiring he moved to Fargo where he worked part-time at Longfellow Elementary School. He thoroughly loved being surrounded by the activities of the faculty and students.Obie was an active member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Hillsboro, where he served on several committees and church council. He was a 4-H leader and also participated on the Eldorado Township and local elevator boards.He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Harold and a sister, Harriet Tufte. Obie is survived by his children, Robert Ramona, Hillsboro, ND, Larry Margaret, Thompson, ND, Barbara Michael Kress, Hillsboro, ND, Roger Mary, Sabin, MN, Rebecca Kenneth Polovitz, Plymouth, MN, and Thomas Lori, Grand Forks, ND; twin brother Malcolm June, Fargo, ND; brother Kenneth Carol, Grand Forks, ND; sisters Marian Adrian Knudsvig, Buxton, ND, Erlys Dell Hedlund, Roseau, MN, Beryl Ernie Gilbertson, Fargo, ND; brother-in-law Clark Tufte, Moorhead; seventeen grandchildren, Miranda Tweten, Tessa Timothy Terras, Judd Tweten, Laura Schumacher, Brian Tweten, Katherine Tweten, Obed J. Eleanor Kress, Nicole Kress, Abbie Ross Minnischsoffer, Scott Tweten, Michael Tweten, Todd Fiechtner, Ericka Tweten, Mark Polovitz, Laura Polovitz, John Tweten, and Andrew Tweten; five great-grandchildren Oakley Kress, Emma Kress, Cooper Kress, Dylan Tweten and Kaden Tweten; many nieces and nephews. We will always smile when we remember Dad's passion for doing things "just so".