Hildor attended country grade school and graduated from Fessenden High School. He entered the US Army and was sent to Korea, where he served 18 months overseas. Hildor and Nellie moved to the Phillip Deede farm after he returned from the service. Hildor farmed with his sons in St Anna Township. 

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Veteran: Deede, Hildor - Fessenden, U.S. Army, 1951-1953, Korean Conflict
 
Hildor P. Deede, 92. Harvey, North Dakota passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at St. Aloisius Long Term Care Center, Harvey.  Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Manfred Seventh-Day Adventist Church, rural Manfred, North Dakota.  Pastor Wayne Easley will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be from 7:00-9:00 pm Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden, North Dakota and at the church one hour prior to the service on Friday.

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Hildor Philip Deede was born August 14, 1929, the only child of Phillip and Hilda (Rodacker) Deede.  He grew up in rural Wells County west of Fessenden.  Hildor attended country school and graduated from Fessenden High School in 1949.  In 1951 he married Nellie Harris of Heaton, ND.  He entered the US Army and was sent to Korea where he served 18 months overseas.  Hildor and Nellie farmed west of Fessenden until the late 90’s.  Together they raised four children.

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Hildor is survived by his children, Nancy (Robert) Tarasenko, Thomas (Jeanette) Deede, Kathleen (Brian) Tebelius, and Wayne (Sandi) Deede.  Hildor was blessed with nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife of 70 years.