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Lloyd Weckerly, 92 of Harvey, ND died Monday, July 21, 2025, at the St. Aloisius Hospital, Harvey.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Cornerstone Community Church South Campus, Harvey, ND.  Visitation will be held at the Hertz Funeral Home of Harvey on Monday, July 28, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hurdsfield, ND.

Lloyd was born and raised in North Dakota and attended a one room school, just a couple miles north of his ranch.  He graduated from high school in Missoula, MT.

Lloyd met Kitty-Lee Seitz while attending high school in Missoula, MT.  They married October 25, 1953.  They settled on the ranch south of Hurdsfield and raised 10 children there.

Lloyd was a 4th generation farmer and rancher.  He knew at the early age of 10 he wanted to farm and ranch.  He raised cattle, sheep, buffalo, horses and pigs.  He farmed and ranched with his father, J.D. Weckerly and his brother Norman Weckerly, being one of the first operators in the area to grow sunflowers.

In 1971 Lloyd and Norman separated their operation with Lloyd continuing to expand further in ranching.  He added a Harvestore silo feedlot system and was one of the initial individuals that were instrumental in importing Simmental cattle into the United States and the region.  He was honored in 1995 by the North Dakota Simmental Association as one of the original founding board members.

In addition to Lloyd's love of livestock and being a steward of the land, he loved the Lord.  He was a long-standing member of Cornerstone Church, serving in many roles as needed.  He was also active in Mission work with his wife Kitty-Lee.  They collected and delivered clothing to Mexico for 25 years.  They often coordinated their efforts with Lloyd's cousin Edward Weckerly who was a Mission Pastor in El Paso, Texas who spoke Spanish and had connections in the Mexican mission field where they served.  Lloyd and Kitty-Lee had many amazing trips traveling about Mexico delivering Bible tracts, clothing and sharing in service with those wanting to know the Lord.  Lloyd was known to be very generous both in his mission work and his community.  He especially enjoyed helping children with school and learning to play a musical instrument.

Lloyd loved music of many forms, especially piano and string instruments.  He enjoyed the "old time" Christian music like the Gaithers.  He sang in a quartet with his brother Norman Weckerly, brother-in-law Allen Brynjulson and Kermit Grimm.  They often would sing at church events or anywhere they were invited to share their talent.

In addition to Lloyd's love of music he was an avid reader, reading books of all genres and was eager to share his newfound knowledge with those around him.  Some of his favorite books were of cattle ranching, farming, the development of ranching in the United States and about the world, builders of roads, heavy equipment and movers of mountains, different governments, history, intrigue about war time eras and books relating to his faith and the Bible.

Lloyd's love of history and preservation led him to a lifetime involvement with the Wells County Hurd Round House.  His father J.D. Weckerly, in his early retirement, thought it important to preserve the story and structure of the Round House.  J.D., along with his family and other Wells County seniors and individuals, worked together to restore the structure and work with the landowner and the Wells County Historical Society to release the land and structure for historical designation.  In 1977 the Hurd Round House was placed in the National Historic Registry.

Likely, what Lloyd was best known for was his incredible working knowledge of local, regional, state and occasionally national happenings.  Lloyd knew generations of families, land ownership, blood lines of cattle and a tall tale or two!  He loved spending literally hours talking to individuals or groups at social events sharing his knowledge.  He enjoyed finding connections of information by walking back through the history of a family or a section of land and its owners.  Occasionally, he would even discover a good horse's lineage to his delight!

Lloyd was always on "Lloyd time".  If he ran into a known individual or a perfect stranger to him, he wouldn't hesitate to take time…. perhaps "a lot of time" to get to know you…always sharing his knowledge on any topic.  His engaged audience who knew about "Lloyd time" would eventually find a cleaver strategy to end the conversation without offence, waiting for the next time they encountered each other as the conversation would likely be continued as if it had never ended!   Lloyd enjoyed sharing the history and folklore of his surrounding community and country, always finding the libraries and their delightful staff wherever he traveled to continue to broaden his horizon.

Lloyd was preceded in death by his father James Dorian Weckerly, his mother Esther Martin Weckerly, his brother Norman Weckerly, Sister-in-Law Lou Weckerly and his daughter Annamae Weckerly.

He is survived by his wife Kitty-Lee Seitz Weckerly, Harvey, ND, sister Delorse Weckerly (Allen) Brynjulson, Bismarck, ND, his children Kathalene Weckerly, Tyrone, PA, Louise (Parnell) Thorson, Waseca, MN, Loretta Weckerly, Hurdsfield, ND, Russell (Christy) Weckerly, Hurdsfield, ND, Scott (Ren'e) Weckerly, Apache Junction, AZ, Jerald (Lisa) Weckerly, Hurdsfield, ND, Virginia (Collin) Brockel, Selby, SD, Marianne Nelson, Grafton, ND, Philip Weckerly, Bloomfield, NE, 19 Grandchildren, 30 Great Grandchildren and 7 Great-Great Grandchildren.  In Lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Pleasant Hill Cemetery, 292 30th Ave SE, Hurdsfield, ND 58451       Share online at www.hertzfuneralhomes.com