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Ronald Gieser

Aug. 6, 1939-Oct. 11, 2017

Ronald Gieser, 78,

Garrison, died on

Wednesday, October 11,

2017 at his home.

Memorial services: will

be held on Saturday, Oc-

tober 21, at 10:30 am at

St. Paul Lutheran Church

in Garrison.

Ron was born August 6,

1939 in Minot, ND to

Maximilian and Evelyn

(Lien) Gieser. He was

raised and educated in

Minot and the surround-

ing area. He enlisted in

the US Army in 1956 and

was honorably discharged

in 1959. He also served in

the Army National Guard

for many years.

Ron married Ellen

“Lyn” Schrempf on Oc-

tober 16, 1963 in Minot,

ND. Following their mar-

riage, Ron worked as a

civil engineer at the Minot

Air Force Base. After 25

years at the base, Ron re-

tired and they moved to

Denver, CO to be closer to

their children. While liv-

ing in Denver, Ron and

Lyn spent a lot of time

providing security for the

Denver Broncos and

Colorado Rockies, as well

as other special events.

After several years in

Denver, they settled in

Garrison where Ron

stayed busy driving bus

for West River Transit and

Garrison Public Schools.

He earned numerous bus

driving awards and was

extremely dedicated to

the children and elderly

that he transported. Lyn

died in November of 2006

and Ron continued to live

in Garrison.

Ron had many hobbies.

He was active in the St.

Paul Lutheran Church Ac-

tion Group, as well as the

Garrison Senior Citizens.

He truly enjoyed family

gatherings, BBQ’s, jam

sessions, and Lefse mak-

ing. His favorite part of

all these were the stories

he was able to tell to any-

one that would listen. He

also enjoyed traveling,

especially with his very

special friend Twila Ol-

son. The two of them

were rarely apart the last

few years and they en-

joyed their road trips to-

gether. Ron also enjoyed

deer hunting, but his true

passion was fishing. Ear-

lier in his life he was in-

volved in Lure Em 4 Life

and in the summer he was

usually found on the wa-

ter with one or both of his

boys, Carey and Jeff. Ron

was a subtle and kind

man and will be greatly

missed by his family and

friends.

Ron is survived by: his

sons, Carey (Nicole),

Garrison, Jeff (Kimberly),

Garrison; special friend,

Twila Olson, Garrison;

grandchildren, Patrick

(Michelle) Gieser,

Bismarck, Krystal (Chris)

Freymark, Jamestown, Jor-

dain Behles, Garrison,

Skyla Folden and Berkley

Gieser, Garrison, and

Matthew and Kayla Kas-

trow, Denver, CO; great

grandchildren, Lily

Gieser, Bismarck, Hunter

Fraymark, Jamestown;

brothers, Bob (Irene)

Gieser, Billings, MT,

Steve Gieser, Washburn,

Gerald (Kathleen) Gieser,

Underwood, and

numerous nieces and

nephews.

He was preceded in

death by his parents,

wife, Lyn, daughter,

Michelle Gieser, stepson,

Jonnie Kastrow, brother,

Joseph Gieser, and sister,

Rosemarie Storud.

To sign the online re-

gister go to www.garrison

thompson.com