Melvin Raab

A Funeral Service for Melvin Raab, 67, of Dickinson will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Stevenson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth's Cemetery, Lefor, ND.

Visitation for Melvin will be an hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Melvin passed away Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Sanford Health in Bismarck.

Melvin Joseph was born in Dickinson on May 12, 1958, the son of Peter S. and Rose Marie (Kubischta) Raab. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Dickinson. Melvin attended Shipley Elementary, Dickinson High School where he graduated with the class of 1976, and college-NDSCS in Wahpeton, ND. Following his college days, Melvin returned to Dickinson where he worked in the oil field during the first oil boom. Melvin later moved to Denver and worked as a commercial insulator. In 2000, he returned to Dickinson and has since worked as a carpenter until recently. To put it mildly, Melvin was an ‘avid’ gardener. He had an orchard of pears, cherries and apples. He was very creative with seeds and organic strains of seeds, a great steward of the land, and an active member of the Dickinson Farmers Market. As ‘fowl master’, he also raised his own chickens. Hunting was a pastime he also enjoyed. Melvin was a great story teller and loved knowledge of the lands through ‘Rand McNally’. He was also known as the best family cook and kept many family recipes alive. Melvin kept the family farm open to his family and cherished family gatherings, especially during 4th of July, Christmas and various holidays.

Melvin is survived by his siblings: Shirley (Jim) Smith of Grand Forks, ND, Harlan Raab of Gillette, WY, Curtis (Linda) Raab of Fargo, ND, Gerald Raab of Dickinson, Timothy (Mary) Raab of Dickinson; numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Rose Raab; brothers, Richard and Marvin Raab.