Tillman Sorenson

Tillman Sorenson

Tillman Sorenson, 93, formerly of Tuttle, died June 5, 2009, at Medcenter One, Bismarck. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with the Rev. Dale Nabben officiating. Burial will be in Tuttle Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Parkway Funeral Service and will continue one hour prior to the service on Tuesday.

Tillman, the youngest of five children, was born Dec. 14, 1915, to Peter E. and Carrie (Jacobson) Sorenson on the family farm, where he was reared and attended rural schools. He graduated from Tuttle High School in 1935, and began his farming and ranching career at that time.

On Sept. 27, 1941, Tillman married Carolyn Gellner. Together, they continued to farm and ranch until 1989 when they moved to Bismarck to make their home. Carolyn passed away in February 1999.

Tillman enjoyed wintering in Texas with friends. Visiting was a pleasure for him as well as dancing with the Sons of Norway Dance Group. He was a member of several churches including Tuttle English Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck. He was an active member of Sons of Norway.

Tillman is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and John Leno, Bottineau; his son and daughter-in-law, Burl and Karen (Schuler) Sorenson, Bismarck; four granddaughters, Teresa (Leno) Bernstein, West Fargo, Terra (Leno) Boettcher and her husband, Chris, Grand Forks, and Amy (Sorenson) Ottaway and her husband, Tim, and Carrie Sorenson, all of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two great-grandchildren, Jamison and Alexis Bernstein, West Fargo.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn; his parents; two brothers; and two sisters.

Go to www.parkwayfuneral.com to share memories of Tillman and to sign the online guest book.