Jock Stevick

area dentist and beloved

member of our communi-

ty, died Wednesday,

February 7, 2018, at

University of Iowa Hospi-

tal in Iowa City.

Jock’s life began April

22, 1972, as the son of

Jack and Marlene (Folvag)

Stevick. He grew up in the

‘Magic City’ where he was

part of the Minot High

School Magicians’ success

in basketball, winning a

state title his senior year.

Growing up, Jock loved

his time spent with

cousins in Minot and

Grenora, and had many

fond memories of his

summers working for

Morelli’s Distributing as a

teenager and after college.

He graduated from high

school in 1990 and con-

tinued his education and

basketball career at Minot

State University, earning

his Bachelor of Science

Degree in Biology.

At Creighton University

School of Dentistry in

Omaha, Jock trained as a

Doctor of Dental Science.

He joined the Souris Val-

ley Dental Group family

in 2002. Jock poured his

heart and soul into dentis-try. He was relentless in

his quest to offer the best

care for his patients, con-

stantly learning and per-

fecting his trade as a

member of the Spear

Study Club. Along the

way, he met some of his

dearest friends.

Jock was joined in mar-

riage to Lacey Collins on

November 22, 2007, on

the sunny shores of Puer-

to Vallarta, Mexico. They

were meant to be soul

mates and best friends

from the very beginning.

They called Minot home

and were blessed with

four beautiful children,

who fill their lives with

joy, love, and laughter

every single day. As a

family, summers were

spent making precious

memories at their cabin

on Lake Metigoshe. At the

lake, Jock held court as

captain of the boat, pul-

ling family and friends

around all day. He loved

gathering with friends, en-

joyed sunsets, and rarely

passed up a pontoon ride.

Jock was also an avid

golfer, and religiously

played on “Men’s Night”

at the Minot Country

Club.

Jock lived life with

gusto–jumping into

every day with both feet

at full speed both profes-

sionally and personally.

He played hard but loved

harder. His best attributes

as a husband, father, son,

brother, uncle, and friend

shone even brighter in the

face of adversity. Jock was

steadfast in everything he

did. He learned he had

Multiple Myeloma in the

fall of 2015, and did

everything he could to get

ahead of it, researching

the best care and keeping

those around him op-

timistic at every turn.

Never one to complain, he

offered one of his many

‘Jockisms’ to concerned

family and friends: “It is

what it isÃ-” A lifelong

Minnesota Vikings fan,

Jock bled purple every

Sunday during football

season, and was there to

witness Diggs’ recent

game-winning touch-

down. For everything Jock

went through, he was a

living miracle, and we

will never forget the les-

sons of faith he brought to

us when facing life’s most

unthinkable challenges.

Jock is survived by: his

loving wife, Lacey Stev-

ick, Minot; his children,

Jack, Selia, Sofia and Elise

Stevick; parents, Marlene

Stevick, Minot and Jack

(Joann) Stevick, Minot,

ND and Mesquite, NV;

sister, Kim (Jim) Guettler,

Minnetonka, MN; stepsis-ter, Andi Kaplan, St.

George, UT; father-in-law,

Rick (Bonnie) Collins;

brothers-in-law, Rory Col-

lins, Minot and Casey

(Megan) Collins, Min-

neapolis, MN; nieces and

nephew, Anna and Kala

Guettler and Mia, Isla,

Liva and Joey Collins

along with numerous

cousins and a village of

friends who have blessed

the lives of our family.

Jock was preceded in

death by: his

mother-in-law, Candace

Collins.

Celebration of Jock’s

Life: 2:00 p.m. Friday,

February 16, 2018 at First

Lutheran Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Thursday,

February 15, 2018 from

4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

in Zion Lutheran Church,

Minot.

Public Prayer Service:

Thursday, February 15,

2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Zion

Lutheran Church, Minot.

Gathering of family and

friends to celebrate Jock

will be held at Elevation

inside the Minot Country

Club following our service

at the cemetery beginning

at 4:00 p.m.

In lieu of plants and

flowers memorials are

preferred to an endow-

ment fund in Jock’s name

at United Community

Bank in Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories are

invited to use the expres-

sions of sympathy section

at www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com.