Phillip Covell

Phillip L. Covell, 90, passed away on December 28, 2018 in his daughter’s home in rural Kindred, North Dakota. Phillip Covell was born on June 17, 1928 in Webster, South Dakota. He was raised on the family farm in rural Wallace, South Dakota. As a teen, Phillip moved to Duluth, Minnesota where he worked for the railroad and the Coolerator Company. Phillip met and married Catherine Remore in Duluth, MN, Shortly after getting married they moved to Fargo, ND where Phillip became a Fargo Firefighter. Phillip retired from the Fargo Fire Department after 25 years of service. He had various other part time jobs as well as working for fulltime for Standard Industries after retiring from the Fire Department. Phillip enjoyed woodworking, fishing and golfing which he did into his 80s. Phillip also had a great companion, an Australian Huskie by the name of Ollie Barker Weeks, who will miss him dearly. Phillip is survived by a son, Donald (Linda), Hickson, ND; two daughters; Dorothy (Martin) Hoel, Mayville, ND; Diane (Donald) Weeks, Kindred, ND; four Grandchildren and three Great-Grandchildren. A special thank you to Diane and Donald Weeks for all the care and love given to Phillip in their home for the last three and a half years of his life. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center, Fargo, ND. Interment will be at Holy Cross North Cemetery, Fargo, ND.