Ronald D. Soderquist, Sr.

Ronald Dean Soderquist, Sr. was born in Galesburg, Illinois on November 27, 1943. He passed away peacefully at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND on March 13, 2026, at the age of 82.

He graduated from High School in Galesburg, Illinois in 1961 and joined the Air Force a year later. He completed his contract with the Air Force with an honorable discharge in Grand Forks, ND in 1966. This is where he met and married his wife Cyndie

He joined the Grand Forks Police Department in 1970, and retired January 1999 as a Lieutenant. While he was a police officer, he did everything from street patrol, to bomb tech, to investigations and SWAT.

Not too long after he joined Grand Forks PD, he enlisted in the Army National Guard as an Engineer and retired as a First Sergeant in November 2003.

After his retirements, he worked a variety of security and transportation jobs for the University of North Dakota, the city of Grand Forks and Altru Health.

During his long life in Grand Forks, he had a love for tinkering with cars and boats in his garage, days out on the lake fishing, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a voracious reader and an avid storyteller, and loved music and movies. He was a man with a strong sense of duty and work ethic, and he was always willing to offer up creative nuggets of wisdom.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Everett Soderquist and Helen Soderquist (Huddleson), as well as his daughter Diana Carlson (Soderquist.)

He is survived by his wife Cyndie Lee Soderquist (Trimborn), whom he married November 5th, 1966, his brother Russell, his sons Ronald, Jr., Zackary, and daughter Sally, his grandchildren Amanda, Michelle, Tyler, Bryan, Micheal, Kaitlyn, Molly, and Andrew, and his great grandchildren: Odin, Maddie, Daylen, River, and Ryder.

His memorial service will be held at Norman Funeral Home in Grand Forks on Saturday March 21st, 2026, at 2 pm.

He was loved dearly by those he has departed from and is loved by those he now joins. He is dearly missed and will be for as long as he is remembered.

We love you, Dad.