Ronald E. Furstenau Sr.

Ronald E. Furstenau Sr., age 88, of rural Hensel, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in rural St. Thomas, ND. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home in Cavalier.

Ronald was born August 18, 1937 in the family home in rural Hensel. He was the only child of Edward and Bernadette Furstenau. He grew up farming young and then became a farmer with his father.

On April 25, 1958, he married the love of his life, Patricia Jean Lesher in Hallock, MN. They were married for 50 years. Ron enjoyed his vacations, the fairs, the steam thresher shows and tractor pulls. He loved wrestling, doing puzzles, watching the cattle and enjoying time with his family.

Ronald is survived by his children: Melody Furstenau of Hensel, ND, Kelly (Debbie) Furstenau of Cavalier, ND, Kimberly (Larry) Ford of Jamestown, ND, Ronald Furstenau Jr. of Hensel, ND, and Lisa (Mitchell) Einarson of Cavalier, ND; his grandchildren: LaDawn Helgoe, William Helgoe Jr., Dirk Helgoe, Jonathon Einarson, Eric Ford and Michael Ford and his great-grandchildren: Jordan H., Brianna S., Ascenzo S., Andre S., Nariah L., Trenton S., Adrianna H., Addison H., Kade E., Hunter E., Krista D., Kenny J., Brysen D., Luca S., Samara N., Trenton N., and Asher S., along with one great-great-grandchild: Beckett B.