Alfred "Al" Carvell, 84, Washburn, ND, died December 23, 2015 at his winter home in Arizona.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday December 31, 2015 at First Lutheran Church, Washburn. Officiating will be Pastor Erik Johnson. Interment will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Washburn. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Wednesday at Goetz Funeral Home, Washburn. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the church.

Al was born August 14, 1931 in Washburn, ND to Clayton and Lula Carvell. He grew up in Washburn and attended Washburn High School. In 1959, he married Janet Anderson and they had two children, Monte (Victoria) Carvell and Brenda Carvell Jones (Kevin Cobb); two grandsons, Andrew and Jack Carvell; and two great-grandsons, Owen Carvell and Riley Carvell.

Al was a lifetime farmer and continued farming in retirement by volunteering with Farm Rescue. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Washburn, a Mason, a Shriner, an avid card player, active coffee club participant and storyteller, and a devoted friend and family man. He loved Washburn and actively supported the Cardinals over the decades. He enjoyed the weekly, winter McLean County breakfasts. He equally loved North Dakota, volunteering annually in Medora and at the Norsk Hostfest, though he found winter in Arizona most agreeable.

Beyond his immediate family, Al is survived by brothers Delbert (Marlys) and Milton (Ardis) Carvell and sister Orlene Nundahl.

Memorials are preferred to the First Lutheran Church of Washburn, PO Box 218, Washburn, ND, 58577.

Please visit goetzfuneralhomes.com to sign the online guestbook and share memories of Al with his family.