Alvin Wiemann

A Funeral Service for Alvin “Al” Wiemann, 88, of Dickinson will be at 10:00 a. m. , Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Stevenson Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Hessler officiating. Burial will take place in Dickinson Cemetery. Visitation for Al will be from 3:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. , Wednesday, June 29 at Stevenson Funeral Home. Al passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Sanford Health in Bismarck. Alvin “Al” H. Wiemann was born on June 30, 1927, the second son of Jake and Barbara (Hess) Wiemann and was raised on a farm south of Verona, ND. He attended a rural school for 8 years and when the family moved to Verona he attended 2 years of high school at Verona High. The family than moved to Grand Forks where he attended Central High. In February, 1945, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served in the Pacific at Guam, Saipan and Iwo Jima where he was assigned to the USS Case DD 370. After the Japanese base at Chichi Jima surrendered, the USS Case returned to Norfolk, VA and was decommissioned. Al was honorably discharged in July, 1946 and returned to Grand Forks. After a winter in Portland, OR he returned to Grand Forks in May, 1947 and was employed by Northwestern Bell as a Lineman. He was promoted to Line Foreman in 1949 and in October, 1950 he enlisted in the U. S. Army and spent 2 years in Nuremburg, Germany in the signal Corp. He was honorably discharged in 1953 and returned to work for Northwestern Bell at Garrison. While there he met and married Sylvia Haverluck. They moved to Williston, then Minot and in 1956 moved to Dickinson and worked as Service Foreman. In 1964 his job changed to Construction Foreman. During this time Al was a member of the JC’s, Kiwanis Club and the Dickinson Fire Department. He also sang in the choir and taught Sunday school. In 1978, he moved to California and began working for Pacific Bell as a Cable Splicer then Splicing Foreman, Line Foreman and Contract Administrator in the Bay area, eventually supervising Contract Cable Splicers. He retired in November of 1991 and worked briefly as an inspector for the city of Berkley and Splicing Forman for Henkels & McCoy before returning to work as a Contractor, supervising contractors undergrounding utilities in the Oakland fire area. He resigned in September of 2000 and returned to Dickinson. He enjoyed volunteering to help build 2 houses for Habitat for Humanity. He also enjoyed working in the yard and making stained glass lamps. Al had a soft spot for animals and adopted Smokie, his pet cat, who became a close companion for many years. He also took in a stray he named Hobo, who also assumed a special place in Al’s life. One of his last requests was, “Make sure Hobo has a good home. “Al is survived by son, David (Teresita) of Walnut Creek, CA; daughter, Kathy (Peter) Sellie of Dickinson, ND; son, Gary and grandson, Andrei of Elkridge, MD. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Roger; and sons, Alan and Brian.


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Burial Date: June 30, 2016
Church Stevenson Funeral Home

Funeral Service: Thursday: Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, ND