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Simon J. "Sam" Mitzel, 67, Bismarck, died Nov. 24, 2014, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at Church of the Ascension, Bismarck, with Monsignor Jim Braaten officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, with a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Bismarck Funeral Home.
Sam was born May 18, 1947, in Linton, to Simon and Annie (Gabriel) Mitzel. He was raised and educated in Zeeland, graduating from Zeeland High School. He attended North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, earning a degree in auto mechanics. He moved to Bismarck in 1968, where he worked for Bismarck Tire Center, Speedy's Tire Service and then Bridgeman, later retiring from Land O'Lakes after 30-plus years.
Sam enjoyed gardening, bowling, bow hunting, elk hunting in Colorado, fishing, making sausage, fixing things, horse shoes, softball, basketball, watching football on TV, riding motorcycle and going to Sturgis every year. He was also a great polka dancer and enjoyed going to dances. Sam was a retired member of the Freedom Riders motorcycle club.
Sam is survived by the love of his life, Marie Vogel, Bismarck; his children, Carla Neary, Bismarck, Annette McCormick, Bismarck, and Craig (Ruth) Vogel, Westminster, Md.; his grandchildren, Kalleena McCormick, Karalyn Yeado, Kristina Haadem, Kendra McCormick, Kyle Neary, Curtis Neary, Kayla Neary, Brandon Erickson, Lauren Vogel and Jonathan Vogel; his great-grandchildren, Hailee, Karlie, Aspen, Kaiden, Kamdyn, Karter, Kaleb and Kinzlee; his brother, Richard Mitzel, Zeeland; his sisters, Florence Engelhart, Venturia, Rita Mastel, Strasburg, LaVerne Fettig, Bismarck, and Lucretia Feist, Zeeland; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Go to www.bismarckfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest book or to send a message of condolence to the family.
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