Luvern L. Diseth, age 79, resident of Edmore, ND, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at his home in Edmore.

Luvern Lowell Diseth was born March 17, 1931 at Edmore, the son of Ludvig and Laura (Dahl) Diseth. He was raised and attended school in Edmore. Luvern married Darlene C. Braaten on December 8, 1950 in Edmore. They lived their entire life and raised their family together in Edmore. He worked for the Ramsey County Highway Department for over 40 years as a road construction foreman. Later in his career he also worked with his sons in Diseth Brothers Construction. He was an avid horseman all of his life. He enjoyed raising them, attending horse shows, and anything involving horses. Darlene died November 1, 2009.

Luvern will be greatly missed by his 4 sons, Doyal, Donavan & his wife Debra, and Scott & his wife Sally, all of Edmore, and Shane & his wife Lisa of Devils Lake, ND; 6 grandchildren, Becky Diseth, Jessie (Wade) Harpestad, Sondra (Danny) Hanson, Josh Diseth, Jordan Diseth, and Sawyer Diseth; 2 great-grandchildren, Jadyn & Payton Harpestad; 1 sister, Mercedes (Lee) Schmidt of Devils Lake; 1 brother, Marlin (Jean) Egeland of Edmore; his sister-in-law, Beverly (Bob) Silva of Union City, CA; brother-in-law, Archie Smith of Aurora, CO; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a brother, Arvil Diseth; and 2 sisters, Bertha Scherber and Elsie Myrvik.

Luvern's Funeral Service will be held at the Concordia Lutheran Church of Edmore on Monday, July 12, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be the Reverend Sue Mackey. Interment will be private in the Edmore Cemetery. The casketbearers will be Luvern's sons, Doyal, Donavan, Scott, and Shane. Visitation will be held at the Aaker Funeral Home of Lakota on Sunday, July 11, 2010 beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church on Monday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.