Kenneth Ask
January 12, 1922 ~ April 9, 2012
Kenneth James Ask, 90, Fargo, died Monday, April 9, 2012. It is with great sadness and an immense sense of loss we announce the passing of Kenneth James Ask ~ our dad, grandpa, husband, brother and friend.
Kenneth James was born January 12, 1922 in Finley, ND. Ken graduated from Finley High School in 1941. Ken and Esther married April 8, 1942.
Ken spent most of his life in Fargo, ND with the last four years at Edgewood Vista. Ken retired from Quality Boneless Beef in 1984 after working in the meat business for over 40 years.
Ken's passion was golf. He was inducted into the ND Golf Hall of Fame in 1999 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to golf in ND. Ken worked diligently to engage youth in his favorite sport.
He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years Esther (Langager); sisters: Ardelle Rosendahl Fargo, ND, Bernice Peck (Paul) Seattle, WA; Children: Mary Hendrickson (Rick) Edina, MN; Michael (Sue) New Hope, MN. Grandchildren: Sven and Ian Hendrickson and Katie and Emily Ask all of Minneapolis, MN; and many other cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by parents; Benjamin and Marion (Brekke) Ask; brother, Benjamin Jr.; sister, Doris Cornforth.
Please support causes Ken believed in and supported during his life by making a donation to the Peace Lutheran Foundation Fund or the Roger Maris Cancer Center.
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I would like to express my sincere condolences to Kenny’s family. It was always a pleasure to play with Kenny on Tuesday nights at Edgewood and in the tournaments. Probably the most memorable tournament I ever played in was with Kenny and his son Mike. He will always hold a fond place in my heart as it was he who nominated me to be on the EMC board and I always felt he was kind of mentoring me. He certainly had a big impact on my life and I’m sure many others. He will be missed
fargo ndDear Family, Ken was good a friend and a good employee that I had that I had the pleasure of working with. But most of all he was a wonderful person that loved his family and loved life. He will be missed by many people. God Bless Ken’s memory.
Fargo ND
So sad to learn of Kenneth Asks passing. He was so helpful and friendly to everyone and a joy to all who knew him. He was indeed a gentleman and a great person. Esther and Ken were wonderful caretakers and will be trully missed. All in the building missed them when they moved to MPLS.
Smyrna GAMy sympathies and prayers to Mr. Ask’s family. I was a classmate of Mary’s at Fargo North.
Cherish the memories. I enjoyed visiting with Ken at Edgewood, he was always a joy. You all have my deepest sympathy.
Fargo I want to pass the peace of God which Kenny is now experiencing to the rest of the family. I am sorry I will be out of town the remainder of the week and unable to attend the services.
I feel very lucky to have gotten to know one of the great guys in life thru the game of golf playing in the EMC and being in his group on several opportunities. I am sure he is getting a game of golf together as I write you. He showed many people the correct way to play the game and that transfers to the game of life.
We will miss you here Ken but have a lot of great memories to reflect on.
May the peace of God which passes all HUMAN understanding be with you and keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Rochester MN
I met Ken when I lived at the apartment where he was a caretaker. He was a wonderful man, always happy, kind and extremely hard working. I watched in awe as he has taken care of Esther over the years. Just watching him, a person could see the love in his heart for everything he did and everyone he knew.