Wallace Perman

Wallace Perman, 88, Bismarck passed away peacefully February 10, 2017, at Sanford Health, Bismarck, surrounded by his family. Services held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Legacy United Methodist Church, Bismarck, 4600 Durango Dr., Bismarck, with the Rev Brandon Vetter. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Wallace was born March 28, 1928 in Streeter, ND, the son of Henry H. and Ruby (Brown) Perman. He grew up on the family farm south of Streeter and attended rural school. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on October 5, 1951, and served during the Korean War, where he drove truck and had the pleasure of meeting General Dwight D Eisenhower. He was honorably discharged September 16, 1953. He married Frances Freier, the love of his life and the girl next door, on November 26, 1954. They moved to Bismarck soon after where they made their home and raised three children. After moving to Bismarck he worked in construction for a few years. In October of 1958 he went into partnership to buy the Main Avenue service station, which carried the Skelly name for the first 18 years. After he lost his original partner, he took on another partner before going solo in the mid-1960s. He later changed the name to Sinclair, and worked for years with his sons by his side. He was also one of the first U-Haul dealership sites in Bismarck and had trucks and trailers coming and going for more than 30 years. In his years of running the station he enjoyed many things but none more than going to McDonald’s for coffee with his good friend Clyde Hoovestol and making his daily runs to the bank. After retiring Wallace kept himself busy by making daily rounds around Bismarck. He enjoyed checking in on the guys at NAPA, bringing popcorn over to Dakota Sound Systems ensuring everyone was working hard and to give the dog treats, and lastly checking the candy bowl at Senger and Associates. During his retirement, he spent time enjoying the little things. He loved cookies and ice cream, puzzle books, watching wresting on Mondays nights. and never missed an episode of Wheel of Fortune and Lawrence Welk. He looked forward to Wednesday night supper at his son’s house and always loved the special attention he received from the grandchildren Tyson, Kai, Joshua, and Crystal, the special little ones Faith, Grace and Isaac, and the friends in his life. Wallace will be deeply missed by his daughter Robin Gonsorowski, Denver, CO; two sons, Todd (Terry) Perman, Bismarck, ND and Clay Perman, Ft Collins, CO; four grandchildren, Tyson Gonsorowski, Kai (Mike) Peters, Joshua Perman, and Crystal Perman; his sisters-in-law, Esther Perman, Streeter, Betty Freier, Bismarck, Joyce Freier, Medina, and Coreen Joblinhi-Freier, Bismarck; brothers-in law, Lonnie (Sandy) Freier, Bismarck, Terry (Sara) Freier, Fargo, Tom (Melinda) Freier, Kindred; and many nieces and nephews Wallace was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 61 years, Francis; three brothers, Byron, James and Glen; two sisters, Patricia Zella Dorr and Shirley Perman; and two brothers-in-law, Eugene Freier and Lawrence Freier.