Phillip Merle Pender

A prayer service for Phillip Merle Pender, age 68, of LaMoure, ND, will be on Monday, November 24, 2025, at Dobmeier Funeral Home, Barnesville, MN. The service will begin at 7PM with a visitation from 5-7 PM also at the funeral home. Phillip passed away on November 19, 2025, at the North Dakota Veterans Hospital, Fargo, ND.

Phillip was born in Moorhead, MN to Howard and Evelyn (Kluck) Pender on June 11, 1957. He graduated from Barnesville High School in 1975. Phillip enlisted in the US Navy serving from August of 1978 to August of 1982. Phillip married Josie Langer on May 27, 1989, in Casselton, ND. They lived in Casselton for many years. Josie passed away on June 9, 2006. Phillip worked as a laborer for a building construction company for many years. Following health issues, he moved to Touchmark at All Saints in Fargo, ND. This past year, Phillip moved to Benedictine Living Center, LaMoure, ND.

Phillip is survived by his brother, Howard (Renae) Pender, Audubon, MN, sister, Susan Pender, Bemidji, MN, nieces and nephews, Jeff (Cassie) Pender, Carrie (Casey) Braton, Beth (Jeff) LaVigne, Jenny (Nate) Thompson, Kevin (Haley) Pender, Heather Briss, Bill (Amber) Briss, Levi (Katie) Pender, Ashley (Darrin) Tucker, Kara (Paul) Linz, Ryan (Jessie) Coon, Michelle (Chad) Coon, brother-in-law, Gary Coon.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Evelyn Pender, brothers, John and Freemont, sister, Nola Mae, brother-in-law Gary Briss, and nephew Steven Briss.