Jim’s Story: H. James Belcher relocated to live in heaven September 19, 2017. Born in Devils Lake, ND on August 20, 1944 to Harold and Selma (Lee) Belcher. Jim grew up with seven sisters and one brother on a farm near Fort Totten, ND. He graduated from Sheyenne, ND in 1962. Attended Oak Hills Bible Institute in Minnesota and University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. A drafted Vietnam era veteran he was a chaplain’s assistant in Okinawa.
He married Sheryl Kunkel in 1970 in Everett, WA. Together they had three children, all of whom graduated from Glasgow High School. Jim retired in 2004 from the Corps of Engineers as a power plant operator/high voltage electrician. His passion for hunting and fishing kept him in Montana. His laughter is still a living memory with his dear friends. His retirement job of driving the activity bus was another great joy to him. He encouraged and cared about students from Frazer, Glasgow and Nashua. Jim also grew bountiful gardens and loved to can sauerkraut, pickled beans, corn, crab apples, beets, dill pickles and fantastic salsa. He also loved being a grandpa.
Welcoming him into heaven are his parents, one sister and one brother. He is survived by wife, Sheryl Kunkel-Belcher; three children, Kimberlee and husband Mohammed Badal and their sons Ihsaan age 7 and Ilahn age 5 of Virginia, Kirsten of Honolulu, HI and Matthew of Colorado Springs, CO. As per his request no memorial service was held. The family held a celebration of his life on Saturday, September 23, 2017. A spring military procession will be held in Sturgis, SD. Date to be announced.
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Ken and Connie James says
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Jim will be missed by many many people.
Karen Axvig says
My sympathy to you and your family, Sheryl. I’m thankful I got to meet Jim at our class reunion this last summer. My prayers are with you as you grieve this huge loss.
God Bless you and your family!
Love,
Karen
Dawn(Stedman) & Bob Boyd says
Please accept our sympathy, Sheryl. Our hearts ache for you and your family.
Stacey Summers says
Condolences to the family. Thank you for your encouragement to my daughter & friendship to all the kids. I was glad to have known you for a short time but seemed like we been friends forever. We will miss you! Prayers for your family & grandkids.❤️✝️??
Connie Michels says
Memories are a beautiful gift of love and joy! My memories of Jim are all the grief and advice that he would provide me with. My sympathy Sheryl to you and your family.
IRIS (STENSBY) KUBLER says
I was shocked and saddened to hear of Jim’s passing. I graduated from high school with Jim. Please accept my deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Tami Steiger says
I am so very sorry for your loss, I wish this was all a dream. I would take his place in a heart beat ,I am so sorry. Please give all your family my deepest condolences, I truly am so saddened by all our losses. God bless you all