RemembranceWednesday, November 4
Bill Sorensen, former Bismarck mayor and Medora entertainer, dies at 76
The Daily Bismarck team
Bill Sorensen, the former Bismarck mayor and North Dakota legislator who became a Medora legend, has died. Eastgate Funeral Service in Bismarck said he died Oct. 31 at 76. The Bismarck Tribune remembers him as a man who promoted the city for half a century.
Sorensen's Medora career by the numbers
- 1,000+
- shows he performed in, including the Medora Musical
- 5 decades
- at the center of Medora entertainment
- 10 years
- of messages at the Medora Gospel Brunch
- 76
- his age when he died Oct. 31
Sources: Minot Daily News, Cool 98.7
“For five decades, Bill was the beating heart of Medora's entertainment.”
His name stays on the Sorensen Stage at the Old Town Hall Theater, and his A Magical Medora Christmas tour will continue. Cool 98.7 says he leaves behind his daughters, grandchildren and "his love, Cathy."
- Local office: Bismarck City Commission and mayor
- State office: North Dakota legislator
- Craft: magician, and manager of boxer Virgil Hill
Services are at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 106 Osage Avenue, in Bismarck.
Sorensen's visitation and memorial are set for Nov. 8 and 9
- Oct. 31Bill Sorensen died at 76.
- Nov. 8Visitation 3 to 5 p.m., prayer service at 5 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
- Nov. 9Memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Sources: Minot Daily News, Cool 98.7
Sources: The Bismarck Tribune, Minot Daily News, Cool 98.7