Thomas Haan

Tom Haan entered into the presence of the Lord with a wholly restored body. He passed away at home on August 24, 2017, from cancer.Services will be held at 10:30 am Wednesday, August 30, at Evangel Assembly of God Church, 3225 N 14th St., Bismarck, with Rev. Arlan Dwelle and Rev. Josh Skjoldal officiating.Family will be greeting visitors from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tuesday, August 29, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 7:00 pm.  Cremation has taken place.Burial was held at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.He was born March 22, 1939, in Glenburn, ND, to Jake and Marge (Brown) Haan and graduated from Bismarck High School and NDSU with a degree in geology. In 1973 he married his best friend, Diane Rieker, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He served in the Army National Guard for over 22 years and had an interesting career using his marketing and public relations skills.Tom loved the Lord with all his heart and was honored to serve others. He managed the cook wagon for Light for the Lost for nearly 10 years and was eager to be able to use his retirement years for the Lords service. His efforts helped equip missionaries all over the world with evangelistic literature. His dedicated service to Light for the Lost no doubt has resulted in the salvation of many souls. He also cooked for many church events, humbly led a men's bible study and loved adding his rich bass voice in the choir.He showed us how to live with dignity and continued optimism even in failing health and adversity. When his doctor learned of his passing he said "There goes a great man!" .. and we couldn't agree more.Tom will be deeply missed by Diane, his wife of 44 years; his sister, Mary (Wally) Anderson; niece, Nancy (Kirk) Porter (their children, Haan & Eden); nephew, Brian (Traci) Anderson, (their children, Jenna & Jacob), all of Billings, Montana; sister-in-law, Dee Rieker, Dickinson; and Dozo, the beloved dog.  He was preceded in death by his father, Jake Haan and mother, Marge Haan.