Michael J Sauber, 73, of Palermo, ND, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Mountrail County Medical Center in Stanley, ND.

“Mike” was born on June 2, 1948 to Thomas and Gladys (Hemstad) Sauber in Minot, North Dakota. Mike was raised on the family farm south of Palermo. Mike attended country schools for 8 years and then attended Stanley high School and graduated with the class of 1966. Mike participated in football and wrestling. Along with sports, Mike was active in 4-H and Future Farmers of America. Mike attended North Dakota State University in Fargo and officially became a BISON. Mike returned to the family farm where he was a lifetime farmer and rancher. Mike continued to live on the family farm until his passing.
There was never a time when he wasn’t offering help to his neighbors…whatever the need was.

Mike was a 40-year member of the Blaisdell Rodeo Club where you could always find him behind the chutes helping and shouting “BULL.”

Mike’s compassion for the Stanley Blue Jays sport was his life. There was not a sporting event, be it football, wrestling, girls and boys basketball, volleyball, or track and cross country, that he did not miss. The athletes were very important to him. You could usually see him on the field after a football game shaking each players hand and saying “Good Job.” Mike earned the title of Stanley Blue Jays “#1 Fan (aka Stanley Blue Jays Biggest Fan!)

Mike is survived by brothers, Thomas, Jr. of Palermo and Joseph of Stanley; sisters, Mary Silvernail of Greenvalley, IL and Barbara (Alan) DeTienne of Parshall, ND; aunt, Nancy Hemstad of Stanley; 6 nieces, 1 nephew, and numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews. He is also survived by numerous Sauber and Hemstad cousins.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Patricia Mount.

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