Curtis “Curt” Giffey

Curtis “Curt” Giffey, 26,

Roseglen, died Sunday in

a motor vehicle accident

in Garrison. Funeral ser-

vices: will be held on Fri-

day at 10:30 a.m. at St.

Paul Lutheran Church in

Garrison. Burial: will be

at the Garrison City

Cemetery.

Visitation: will be held

on Thursday from 1 to 6

at St. Paul Lutheran

Church in Garrison.

Curt was born Sep-

tember 27, 1990 in Minot,

ND to Kelly and Colette

(Behles) Giffey. He was

raised on their farm east

of Roseglen along with his

sister, Emily, whom he

was always looking out

for even in her college

years. He attended grade

school at Bob Callies Ele-

mentary School in Garris-on and later graduated

from Garrison High

School in 2009. He at-

tended NDSU and then

moved back to Roseglen

to farm with his dad.

While farming he also

worked at several dif-

ferent jobs including the

Blue Flint Ethanol Plant,

Gooseneck Implement,

Scheresky Ag, and was

currently working at Unit-

ed Agronomy in Parshall.

Curt met many people at

all the places he worked

and easily made friends

with his coworkers. He

thoroughly enjoyed farm-

ing, especially the time

spent with his Dad having

great father, son conversa-tions.

On April 23, 2015, Curt

met the girl that he would

fall in love with and was

to be married to Sep-

tember 16, 2017. They

were currently living on

Curt’s grandparent’s farm

in Roseglen with their two

dogs, Rocky and Slider.

Jenna fell in love with

Curt’s blue eyes and infec-

tious personality. It just

seemed right from the be-

ginning. Curt spoiling her

also didn’t hurt the cause!

Though their dreams

were cut short, their love

will continue on and the

bond they formed will

never be gone.

Curt had many hobbies

and interests and spent

every free moment he

could making sure he

lived life to the fullest.

During his high school

years, he loved to play

basketball and was

adamant he and Jenna’s

children would one day

play as well. He also en-

joyed hunting, camping,

and lake life, where he

had many friends in the

Douglas Bay area. Curt

also liked to watch TV

and movies throwing out

movie lines during

conversations with family

and friends. He didn’t

like going to Hobby Lobby

with his mom, but he

would watch the Hall-

mark channel with her.

He loved to watch cooking

shows, notably Diners,

Drive-Ins, and Dives,

which fueled his love for

cooking. He and Jenna

had a great system for

who cooked on what

nights or cooking together

whenever they got the

chance. Traveling was al-

ways a priority with

Curt’s family, a tradition

he and Jenna planned to

keep. He was a big Kan-

sas Jayhawks fan and get-

ting to a game with Jenna

was something they had

looked forward to. Soon

after high school, Curt got

into Golf, and it soon be-

came his favorite hobby.

He waited all year to play

in the Prairie Scramble at

the Garrison Golf Course,

the event literally becom-

ing a holiday. Though he

wasn’t a professional

singer, Curt loved music

and made a point of sing-

ing, especially to Jenna,

when the right song came

on.

Of all the things that

Curt enjoyed, family was

always his top priority.

He had a very special

bond with his many

cousins, mostly sharing

wit in group texts to them.

Because Christmas is

spent with family, it was

his favorite holiday. He

loved ornaments and

decorating, and put a lot

of thought into the gifts

he gave everyone. He

kind of had a “go big or go

home” mentality when it

came to presents.

Though his loss has

brought so much sadness,

his life gave everyone

more happiness than can

ever be realized. His

memory will never be for-

gotten.

Curt is survived by: his

fiancee’, Jenna Nelson,

Roseglen; parents, Kelly

and Colette Giffey,

Roseglen; sister, Emily

(special friend Mason

Bjerke), NDSU, Fargo;

paternal grandparents, Er-

nie and Venetia Giffey,

Garrison; aunts and un-

cles, Kyle (Sandy) Giffey,

Kandis (Tracy) Horn, Kari

(Jerry) Evenson, Brenda

(Larry) Thurn, Cindy

(Bill) Shultz, Berna (Lar-

ry) Pope, Clarence (Darci)

Behles, Beverly (Todd)

Ellwein, Bruce Behles,

Carol (Pete) Fletcher, Car-

men (Dave) Roedocker

and Corey (Cyndie)

Behles; numerous

cousins; Jenna’s parents,

Steve (Debra) Nelson;

Jenna’s brothers, Jake (Tri-

na) Nelson and their chil-

dren, Tucker and Tuf, and

Jordan (Kate) Nelson and

their children, Ethan,

Kimber, Geneva, and

Haile, and their dogs,

Rocky and Slider.

He was preceded in

death by: his maternal

grandparents, Llewellyn

and Bertha Behles.

In lieu of flowers the

family prefers memorials

to the Garrison Golf Club

in Curt’s name.

To sign the online register

go to www.

garrisonthompson.com