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