David Carl Naastad

David Carl Naastad was born April 10th, 1958, at Deaconess Hospital Northwood, North Dakota. Son of Marcus and Mardelle (Bjerke) Naastad, of rural Hatton ND. He was raised on the family farm, the youngest of six children. Wherever his brother Peter went, David wasn’t far behind. He was educated at Hatton school system, where he graduated in 1976. Wrestling was the sport of choice, and he went to the ND state tournament for four years. After high school, he went to Wahpeton State School of Science, studying to become an electrician. He was also honored in the NDSCS Athletic Hall of Fame for wrestling. He started his career at Sharp Electric, Ron’s Electric, Custom Enterprises, and the rest of his career at Right Choice. He was very dedicated to his profession. In 1979, he married Karen Rondestvedt at Northwood, ND to this union, they had two children. Nichole of Hatton, North Dakota, and Andrew. His hobbies were his Datsun 280Z and his Harley-Davidson modern motorcycles and every Friday would find him at the River Cites Speedway and liked to go to NASCAR races with his buddies. He is survived by Nichole of Hatton, grandchildren Isaac and Bree of Washington state. siblings Meredith (Eugene Byron), Mark(Sherida Naastad ) of Grand Forks, Elizabeth (David Hanson) of Grafton ND,John (Joanne ) and Peter ( Karen )Naastad of Hatton North Dakota .David was preceded in death by his parents and son Andrew Naastad. Family burial services will be held at 3:00 PM at Bethany cemetery in Hatton on Sunday September 14th followed by celebration of Life at the Blue Line Bar and Grill in Hatton, ND followed where everyone is welcome. Memorials may be given to Bethany Cemetery Endowment Fund.