Paul McCollum

Paul’s Funeral Service will be livestreamed below at 2 pm, Thursday, August 3rd

Paul’s Prayer Service will be livestreamed below at 6 pm, Wednesday, August 2nd

Paul Robert McCollum, 60, of Fargo, N.D. died on Saturday morning, July 29, 2023 at Vibra Hospital, Fargo, N.D. He battled a long illness and was surrounded by the love of his family.

Paul was born on February 16, 1963 at Mahnomen Village Hospital, Mahnomen, MN. His parents Robert L. McCollum and Katherine E. (Obermiller) McCollum lived in Mahnomen and then moved to Kindred, N.D.

Paul grew up in Kindred and was involved in football, wrestling, FFA, and had a love for cars. His pride and joy was his red ’78 Trans Am with T-tops. After graduation from Kindred he went to Wahpeton School of Science and worked at Rt’s Rock Garden as a bouncer. He also helped work at Corner Service Gas Station in Kindred. After graduation he moved to Colorado and worked for Tarkett flooring, MCI Communications, and Alert Centre Protective Services.

He moved back from Colorado and lived briefly with his mother after his Dad died and then moved to Fergus Falls. He worked for Cellular One in Fergus Falls and then started his own cell phone business, Digital Communications, in Fargo, N.D. For many years he worked for TMI and then 12 points the new owners Renodis Telecom and Utility Solutions as the Project Manager. He loved hauling beets and every fall Braaten Farms.

He enjoyed car racing, traveled to BIR and hugely supported his nephew who worked for Kalitta Motors and Force Racing. His other nephew helped get his 78 Trans Am running after 20 years of it not. He also enjoyed having his Vo Ag teacher from High School to restore it. He went to numerous car shows. His biggest achievement was to have it in the Topper Car Show.

He is survived by his mother, Katherine E. (Obermiller) McCollum, Fargo, ND; two sisters Michele McCollum-Steinmetz (Todd), Gary, MN, and Julie Halverson (Ben Ziegler) Fargo, ND; brother, Michael McCollum (Christy) Fargo, ND; and his Auntie Ethel McCollum Brodsho.
He is preceded in death by his dad, Robert L. McCollum, his grandparents, aunts, uncles and many cousins.

He also loved his nephews, Grant Becker (Ellen), Brainerd, MN, Robert Sorum (Deea), Pittsboro, Indiana, Dylan Halverson, West Fargo, ND, Ryan and Jared McCollum, Fargo, ND; his nieces, Meghan Becker (Abi), South Windsor, Connecticut, Kayla Carlson (Craig), Fargo, ND, Madison Becker, Edina, MN; his great-nieces, Taylor and Emma Carlson; and great-nephew Eli Becker.

Paul’s prayer service will take place at 6 pm, Wednesday, August 2nd at Boulger Funeral Home with a visitation one hour prior. Visitation will continue at 1 pm Thursday, August 3rd, with a funeral service to follow at 2pm at Boulger Funeral Home. Burial will take place following services at Perhus Cemetery in Kindred, ND.