Obituary: Jesse Wobbema

Jesse Wobbema

Minot, N.D.

Jesse Lynn Wobbema, (Tank), age 37, of Minot, N.D., passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021, in his home from pulmonary cardiac arrest.

Jesse was born June 2, 1984 in Carrington, N.D., the son of Jeff and Linda (Duda) Wobbema. He grew up in the New Rockford and Minot areas. Jesse attended grade school in New Rockford before the family moved to Minot in 1999. He attended junior high and high school in Minot. Jesse attended the Burdick Job Corps Center, where he got his GED and learned his trade in auto mechanics. Jesse did various jobs in the area, working for Cenex, Auto Repair, and Monarch Products Company.

Jesse is survived by his wife, Jessica (Gefroh) Wobbema; step-son, Jerrel; parents, Jeff and Linda Wobbema, Minot, N.D .; brother, Joel Wobbema, Pensacola, Fla .; nieces and nephews, Dylan Wobbema, Minot, N.D., and Lilly and Wyatt Wobbema, Pensacola, Fla .; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family.

Jesse was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lyle Duda, Iona Johnson, and Pete and Donna Wobbema; as well as 10 aunts, uncles and cousins.  

A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Minot. The service will be livestreamed for the public to view and can be accessed by going to http://www.firstlutheran.tv. Burial will take place at a later date.

Arrangements by Thompson Larson Funeral Home, Minot.