LaVern Compaan, 88, Westfield, ND died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Hope Reformed Church, Westfield with Pastor Jack Van Heuvel officiating. Burial will be in Westfield Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2016 at Myers Funeral Home, Linton, where there will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.LaVern Compaan was born August 22, 1927 to Ed and Grace (Van Beek) Compaan on the farm in Westfield. He attended rural school. After school he farmed the homestead of his great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Abel Compaan. LaVern married Loretta Berndt on November 3, 1950 in the Westfield Hope Reformed Church parsonage. He farmed with his parents for a year until his parents moved to Strasburg. He was a member of the Westfield Hope Reformed Church and the Dakota Wildlife Club. He enjoyed hunting and going on hunting trips. LaVern and Loretta were janitors at the Bakker School for 25 years. He loved his grandchildren dearly. LaVern passed away at his home on February 3, 2016. LaVern is survived by his wife of 65 years, Loretta; two daughters and one son-in-law, Brenda Bichler and friend (Ron), Great Falls, MT and Evonne and Harvey Mattern, Strasburg; one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Brenda Compaan, Strasburg, four grandchildren, Trever (Bridgett) Mattern, Troy Mattern, Trent Mattern and Traci (Ethan) (Compaan) Bodey; four great grandchildren; and four nieces. LaVern was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Gurdis, an infant daughter, Belinda and a sister and brother-in-law, Gertrude (Leo) VandenHoek.