O'Niel V. Strom
April 27, 1949 ~ April 2, 2023
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O’Niel Victor Strom, age 73 of Fargo, ND, passed away on April 2, 2023.
O’Niel was born on April 27, 1949, the son of Nilo and Mayvis (Lien) Strom. He graduated from Steele High School. He attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, and graduated in 1971. O’Niel then began his career as a Medical Technologist at the Fargo Clinic and retired from Sanford in 2010. O’Niel was a member of the North Dakota Air National Guard for 27 years.
O’Niel married the love of his life, Diane Schneider, on June 5, 1971. They had two children – Heather and Kyle. O’Niel enjoyed spending time with family, visiting with friends on the front porch and cheering on his favorite sports teams, especially the NDSU Bison. He was a proud Grandpa, and loved attending all of his grandchildren’s activities and sporting events.
O’Niel is survived by his wife of 51 years, Diane; daughter, Heather (Dale) Miller; son, Kyle Strom; and his grandchildren – Isabel Miller, Addison Miller, Konner Strom, and Khloe Strom.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 PM Friday, April 7, 2023 at Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center in Fargo – with a gathering one hour prior.
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Visitation - Friday: April 7, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center
123 10th Street
Fargo, North Dakota 58103
7012376441
www.boulgerfuneralhome.com
Memorial Service - Friday: April 7, 2023 2:00 pm
Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center
123 10th Street
Fargo, North Dakota 58103
7012376441
www.boulgerfuneralhome.com
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So shocked and sorry to hear the news. He was a great guy all through the years at Steele and beyond. May he rest in peace.
So sorry for your loss. May God be with you all. May he rest in peace
So sorry to hear of O’Neil’s passing. May all your wonderful memories bring you comfort and peace.
O’Neil was my mentor when I enlisted in the Air Guard in 1980. I was assigned to the lab and he was my mentor. He was so kind and I learned so much from him. I am so sorry for your loss and he was a great man!❤️🙏
Sad to hear about the passing of O’Neil. I am sorry for your family’s loss. I had the great honor of working with and being initially trained as a lab technician in the Air National Guard by MSgt Strom. O’Neil was always smiling and kept a positive outlook every day. He was a great mentor, and part of the reason why I am still in the guard 28 years later. Thank you O’Neil for everything you did for me to start me on my path. God bless you and may you rest in peace.
Wife of John Erling Larson (deceased)
I send my prayers and sympathy to the families.
Seeing O’Neil’s obituary was shocking. Diane you had a winner
of a Husband, Healther and Kyle you had a intelligent kind father.
Please find peace and comfort in your memories in the days and
years ahead. I have fond memories of your family and enjoyed
being your neighbor and the times on the front porch. Cynthia Herfindahl
We are so very sorry to see that O’Neil passed away. We so enjoyed the times we spent together. All our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you go through the days and weeks ahead. All your love, Dale & Jean Johnson
So sorry to hear about O’Neil. It was a shock. Sorry we couldn’t be there.
“Everything is beautiful and I am so sad.
This is how the heart makes a duet of
wonder and grief. The light spraying
through the lace of the fern is as delicate
as the fibers of memory forming their web
around the knot in my throat. The breeze
makes the birds move from branch to branch
as this ache makes me look for those I’ve lost
in the next room, in the next song, in the laugh
of the next stranger. In the very center, under
it all, what we have that no one can take
away and all that we’ve lost face each other.
It is there that I’m adrift, feeling punctured
by a holiness that exists inside everything.
I am so sad and everything is beautiful.”
-Mark Lepo
Blessed to have him as our cousin; honored to think of him as our big brother. I’ll never forget his gentle spirit, radiant smile and loving heart. Rest easy O’Niel.
Our deepest sympathy to O’Niels family. He was a wonderful, kind, considerate man and lucky to have known him growing up in Steele. It was always a pleasure to run into the two of you at Pride of ND.
Diane & Family, so sorry to hear of your loss. O’Neil and I grew up together in Steele. May all your special memories sustain you at this most difficult time. My prayers are with you.
I was so surprised to hear that O’Neil had passed. We worked many a night together in the lab years ago! My deepest sympathy! Bonnie Dittus
So sorry to hear this about O’niel. I attended school in Steele with O’niel until 1966 when I moved away. You could count on O’niel doing his best at whatever he did. He was a great at all sports. He was a genuine friend. I am sure he will be missed by many.