Neale Walter Gess was born October 7, 1926, to Walter and Lucille Gess, in West Concord, MN, and attended the public schools in Kenyon, MN. Neale and his family moved to the Fargo-Moorhead area in 1942.
Neale entered the US Army February 27, 1945 and was honorably discharged October 31, 1946. He had a long sales career in the auto and truck industry from 1948 to 2009.
Neale died Thursday, December 13, 2012, in San Antonio, TX, at eighty-six years of age.
Neale is survived by his two sons, Daniel of San Antonio, and Galen of West Fargo, ND; seven grandchildren, Amanda, Aleaiah, Alexus, Alandru, Adisson, Emery, and Sam; two sisters, Beverly Kirkhorn, Moorhead, MN, and Barbara (Donald) Lammers, Fargo, ND; and a brother, David Gess, Denver, CO.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Marjorie Frisch; and a brother, Marvin Gess.
There will be a Gathering of Friends Friday, January 4, 2013, from 5 - 7 PM, with a Celebration Service at 6:30 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.