John Dale Brendmoen, 67, Valley City, ND, peacefully passed away at his home August 28, 2023.  A Celebration of his Life will be held at Faith Lutheran Church in Valley City Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM.  Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, a prayer service with a time of sharing will begin at 7:00.

As a tribute to John's love of all things baseball, you are encouraged to wear baseball attire to the prayer service and the memorial service, MN Twins if you have it, but any other team will be welcome too (even the Brewers).  The Lerud Mathias Funeral Home is assisting John's family with arrangements.  The services will be live streamed, then archived, on a link provided along with his obituary on his tribute page at www.lerudmathias.com.  An online guestbook is available there as well.

John was born in Valley City, ND on August 22, 1956, to Orville and Mildred (Andersen) Brendmoen.  He attended Valley City Public Schools and graduated in 1974. From there, he went on to attend Valley City State University.

John was a fun, loving person that enjoyed family, friends, and sports. Some of his favorites would include baseball, football, and bowling. He was an avid bowler for many years. In high school, he worked at Valley Lanes. John's passion for bowling drove him to eventually purchase Valley Lanes with his sister and brother-in-law. Later, he went on to work at Sky Lanes as well, continuing to do what he loved. Aside from bowling, John had a deep love for baseball. He enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins as well as watching his grandson, Devin, play. There were two seasons he said, "baseball season, and waiting for baseball season." In the offseason, he enjoyed watching the Green Bay Packers.

In 1993, John started working at AAA Insurance Company doing door-to-door sales selling insurance. He transitioned to the office later, receiving many awards for his excellent customer service and being the top salesperson in the upper midwest. He loved his work and made friends with many co-workers and customers. He worked with AAA until his retirement.

Above sports, work, and all, he loved his daughter, Michelle, and his grandson, Devin. He cherished the time spent with them and his special friend, Irving.

John is survived by his daughter, Michelle (Ryan) Trzpuc, Dazey, ND; grandson, Devin Anderson (Lena Adolf), Bismarck, ND; siblings, Brenda Stearns, Valley City, ND and Dave Brendmoen, Bullhead City, AZ; stepchildren, Lora (Jon) Keller, Mobridge, SD; John Stringer, Fort Yates, ND, Adam Houn, Bismarck, ND, and Kayla Turner, Chicago, IL. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Orville Brendmoen and Millie Justesen and stepfather, Ray Justesen; sister, Lynette Grieve; brothers, Larry and Lonnie Brendmoen; and brother-in-law, John Stearns.