Benedict S. "Ben" Schutt

BEULAH -- Benedict ``Ben'' S. Schutt, 74, Beulah,

died June 2, 1997, in the Mandan hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. MDT Friday at St.

Joseph's Catholic Church, Beulah, with the Rev.

James Reardon officiating. Burial will be in

Beulah Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Scott Schutt, Darrin Schutt,

Jeremy Schutt, Joshua Schutt, Michael Schutt,

Brian Emter, Corey Denison, Travis Kuhn, Brandon

Kuhn, Jordan Mewes, Connor Moberg, Christ Sayler

and Jason Sayler.

Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today at

Seibel Funeral Home, Beulah. A vigil service will

begin at 7 tonight at the church.

Ben Sebastian Schutt was born Aug. 19, 1922, near

Beulah, the son of Sebastian and Christina

(Hoerner) Schutt. He was raised and educated near

the family farm near Beulah. After completing

school, Ben farmed south of Beulah until 1951. On

July 18, 1949, Ben married Agnes Hellman at St.

Phillips in Hershfield. Ben and Agnes later moved

into Beulah and Ben worked for Oxident Lumber in

Beulah for two years. In the spring of 1954, he

went to work on the Garrison Dam project until its

completion seven years later. In 1961, Ben went to

work as a dragline operator for Knife River Coal

Mining Co. south of Beulah until his retirement in

1989.

He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church,

Beulah, and Knights of Columbus. Ben loved to fish

with his children when they were younger, travel

and help people from all over the northwest with

their chiropractic problems.

He is survived by his wife, Agnes; three sons and

one daughter-in-law, Robert M. and Jean, Beulah,

Ray, and his special friend, Shirley Praus,

Bismarck, and Joseph M., Beulah; five daughters

and sons-in-law, Arlene and Eugene Emter,

Bismarck, Adeline and Steve Denison, Brooklyn

Park, Minn., Irene and Wayne Kuhn, and Pat and

Randy Moberg, all of Beulah, and Susan and Darryl

Mewes, Silver Bay, Minn.; 19 grandchildren; five

step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one

brother, Joe, Stanwood, Wash.; and numerous nieces

and nephews.

Ben was preceded in death by his parents; one son,

Ralph; six brothers, Mike, Emanuel, Martin, John,

Frank and Frankie; and two sisters, Amelia Gerving

and Barbara Fetch.