Richard “Dick” Reiten
March 6, 1947-April 3, 2017
Richard “Dick” Reiten,
70, Minot, ND, passed
away Monday, April 3,
2017, in a Minot hospital.
Richard Reiten was
born on March 6, 1947 in
Valley City, ND to Phyllis
& Joseph Reiten.
He attended Minot Pub-
lic Schools prior to enlist-ing in the United States
Navy in 1968. He served
in the Navy until 1974,
then returned to Minot,
where he met Sally Bing-
ham. They were married
in 1976. They were
blessed with their
daughter, Melissa in Oc-
tober of 1977 and became
proud grandparents in
May of 1997 with the
birth of Jennifer.
Richard worked at
Sweetheart Bakery for 15
years and Wal-Mart for 18
years before retiring in
April of 2016.
He was an avid race
fan, taking in races
throughout the state usu-
ally with either his
daughter or grand-
daughter at his side.
Surviving family in-
cludes:
Wife of 41 years, Sally;
daughter, Melissa; grand-
daughter, Jennifer; and
many nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Richard was preceded
in death by: his parents;
granddaughter, Chelsey;
and several aunts and un-
cles.
Memorial Service: Fri-
day, April 7, 2017, at 1:30
p.m. at Our Redeemer’s
Lutheran Church, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: There will be
no reviewal, but friends
are invited to sign the
guest book an hour before
service at the church.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompson
larson.com).
