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David Short
David Short, age 90, of McHenry, ND, died on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at his residence under the care of CHI Hospice.
Dave Jennings Short was born on December 9, 1933, to Rutherford and Deana (Vining) Short in Juanita, ND. He attended and graduated from Juanita High School and decided to dedicate his life to the family farm, where he was able to live and care for it for ninety years.
Dave was a good man of deep faith and a farmer/rancher all his life. He was a good steward of the land with respect and kindness to people and animals. He took wonderful, loving care of his parents in their “golden years” and even had a special room built onto the farmhouse just for his Mother to enjoy.
For a few of his younger years as a beginning farmer, he worked as a seasonal crop surveyor and drove a school bus for Juanita School. In those years, a school bus was your own personal vehicle and there were three bus routes. Dave’s father, brother Terry, and himself each had one route and would each transport from four to six students daily.
Dave was a quiet man with a very unique sense of humor; sometimes only just a look, but you certainly knew if you were the recipient.
He enjoyed cattle ranching, visiting with friends and neighbors, poker, pinochle, and whist, zipping around the farm on his four-wheeler, his many trips to Montana, his special dog “Cuddles”, and feeding several stray cats daily.
Dave is survived by his sisters, Maxine Olson, Moorhead, MN, Linda Somerville, Minnewaukan, ND, Judy (Glenn) Cudworth, New Rockford, ND, and Ruth Zidon, Fargo, ND; and many nieces, nephews, and many friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Kendall Short, sister, Roberta Williams, brothers, Terence Short, Douglas (R.D.) Short, Brian Short, infant brother, Melvin Short, Jack Short, and Tim Short.
We love you forever Dave and will carry you in our hearts until we meet again.
David’s Visitation will be Monday, December 2, 2024 from 1:00PM-2:00PM followed by a Funeral Service at 2:00PM all at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, McHenry.
His Burial will be at the Bethlehem Cemetery, McHenry, ND.
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So sorry to hear of Dave’s death. He was a neighbor and friend to our family. My thoughts and prayers are with his whole family.
I am sending my deepest sympathy to all of Dave’s family. Dave surely was a wonderful person and he always was so kind and thoughtful to my Mom Cora. Rest in peace Dave🙏🙏
Condolences to Dave’s family! Always enjoyed visiting with Dave when I came back to McHenry – a super guy!!
He was a good neighbor to my dad, a great cattleman, a good bull buyer, and a friendly man who always greeted me with a smile & a “Hello, Sharon”. I’ll miss that.🤎
The last time I saw Dave was this past summer. My daughter, Cassidy and I were waiting outside of Pizza Ranch in Cooperstown when we watched an old man shuffling down the sidewalk. He stopped and appeared to have lost something. With a tear in her eye she said, “mom, we have to help him.” I got out and walked up to him and asked, “Can I help you?” He turned around, looked at me and said, “yea, I left my damn checkbook in my pickup.” I said, “oh, I can go get it for you.” He smiled and said, “It’s on the dash of my pickup.” So I walked back to his pickup, and found his black, worn checkbook on the dash just as he said. As I handed him his checkbook, he smiled and said, “Thank you, Sharon.” I replied, “Geez, Dave, I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you!” (Even though I should have known by looking at the inside of his pickup…looked just like Jerome’s 😉. He said, “Oh, that’s okay. I’m gettin’ old.” What a guy!☺️
Sorry to hear of Dave passing away. Dave was a good man and an awesome friend. His brother Jack and myself helped Dave build many miles of fence for his cattle operation back in our younger days. Dave was an awesome rancher and had an awesome herd of beef that he took great pride in for many years. Dave took great care of his parents for a lot of years and we all enjoyed an awesome meal at the Short ranch while working with Dave and brother Jack. Their Mom (Deana) always put out an awesome meal when we were building fence out there. Will always remember the good ole days at Dave’s ranch. Rest in peace my friend.