Alan W. “Buggs” Roller, 73, Belfield, died on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at his home. There will be a Gathering of Family & Friends from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 8, 2024 at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson with a Time of Sharing Stories and Memories at 10:30 a.m. Military Honors will be provided by the Belfield American Legion William C. Blair Post 144. Inurnment will take place at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Alan Wilfred Roller was born June 7, 1951 in Dickinson, the son of Louie and Balbina (Huschka) Roller. He was raised and educated in Belfield, where he attended Belfield High School.
He joined the United States Navy on March 11, 1970 and served honorably to his discharge on March 8, 1974. While in the Navy he served on a ship in it’s boiler room, sailing to Japan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.
Buggs returned to North Dakota and began working in the oil fields of western North Dakota, for LP Anderson and Missouri Basin. He went on to spend 29 years as a Wild Life Specialist with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, retiring on June 30, 2015.
He belonged to the American Legion. Buggs was an avid hunter and fisherman, any free time was spent in his boat fishing. He loved watching football and baseball, especially when his two favorite teams were playing, which were the Green Bay Packers and the New York Yankees. A good game of poker or cribbage was easy to talk him into. Buggs loved to gamble and meet up with his friends at Burly’s Bar or the Rusty Rail to order take-out. His favorite meal was ribeye steak, but he did enjoy cooking Chinese food or making sausage.
Buggs is survived by his siblings, Ed (Brenda) Roller, Belfield, LeeRoy (JoLynn) Roller, Belfield, Ralph (Mary) Roller, Pick City, Bernice (Mayland) Arrington, Fargo, MaryLou (Leo) Schneider, Belfield, Georgian (Ray) Heck, Belfield, Elaine Roller, Belfield, Sharon Decker, Belfield, and Ida Wyatt, Dickinson; sister-in-law, Charlotte Roller, Belfield; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister, Carolee Roller; brother, Duane Roller; brother-in-law, Casey Decker; and nephew, Dolton Begger.
