Ryan Steven Rauhauser

Rauhauser’s number was

called on May 9, 2018, to

play in his biggest game

on God’s Team. At the

time of his unexpected

death, he was with the

love of his life and fiance,

Kylie Fettig, to have one

last date night.

Funeral services will be

held: at Trinity Lutheran

Church 3rd St. and Ave.

A, in Bismarck, ND, on

Friday, May 18, at 1:00

PM, with Pastor Randy

Emgarten presiding.

A celebration of Ryan’s

life will be held: at The

Stadium Sports Bar from

2-4 PM, in place of a gath-

ering at the church. We

want to thank the Stadi-

um management, who as

Ryan’s previously em-

ployer, knew this would

be the farewell he would

want. We apologize, but

no minors will be al-

lowed.

Family will greet visi-

tors on Thursday, May 17,

from 5-7 PM at Parkway

Funeral Service, 2330

Tyler Parkway, Bismarck,

with a time to share

memories of Ryan from

7-8 PM. In honor of Ryan,

please join us in wearing

Denver Bronco attire or

Orange/Blue as he was

passionate about his team!

Whether you knew him

as Ryan, Kumar, or

House, he was the

sunshine in all of our

lives. Anyone who spent

time with him realized

they had made a friend

they could count on.

Ryan had a way of always

making others feel in-

cluded, and befriended

everyone around him. He

was the first one anyone

called when they needed

some muscles, but more

than anything, Ryan was

the one we went to when

we needed someone to

listen without judgement,

or for comfort in his great

big hugs. He was always

good for a sarcastic com-

ment, laugh, and was the

person that everyone just

wanted to be around.

Ryan blessed the lives

of his parents, Mark and

Annette, and his proud

big sister, Marisa, on No-

vember 1, 1991, with his

birth in Fargo, ND. He

later became a big brother

to Nathan, and the two of

them shared a bond that

can’t be explained in

words. Finishing each

other’s

thoughts/sentences, and

having an identical sense

of humor barely touches

the brotherly love

between them.

Ryan found his soul-

mate, Kylie, in January

2016, and asked her to be

his bride on February 11,

2018. Ryan found some-

thing very special in

Kylie. If you saw them to-

gether, you couldn’t help

but enjoy listening to their

laughter and back and

forth banter. It was evi-

dent that Ryan loved

Kylie with all of his heart,

and was very excited to

call her his wife on the

wedding day they had

planned for May 3, 2019.

Ryan graduated from

Turtle Lake-Mercer High

School in 2010, attended

Minot State where he

played football, then gra-

duated from Bismarck

State College in 2017.

This past January he start-

ed a new position as a

Telecommunications

Technician through Mid

States Wireless and relo-

cated to Minot. This was a

very exciting time for him

as he was very happy in

his position and enjoyed

his coworkers.

Ryan was always wil-

ling to help others in

more ways than anyone

knew. He donated blood

regularly, was a coach for

various Special Olympics

sports, and volunteered to

work with children

through different organi-

zations as he always had a

special place in his heart

for kids. He chose to be a

donor, and was able to

give to others even in

death.

Ryan is survived by:

his parents, Mark and An-

nette Rauhauser,

Bismarck, ND; sister, Mar-

isa (Jeremy) Misek,

Bismarck, ND; brother,

Nathan Rauhauser,

Alameda, CA; fiance,

Kylie Fettig, Bismarck,

ND; grandfather, Edward

Huck, Bismarck, ND; the

Fettig family, and many

aunts, uncles, cousins and

friends far and wide.

Ryan was preceded in

death by: his

grandparents, Donald and

LaVonne Rauhauser;

grandmother, Monica

Huck; Uncles Steven and

Mike; Aunts Sherry and

Linda; and his cousin

Travis.

Ryan left us all with the

incredibly difficult task of

moving forward without

him and his beautiful

heart.

In lieu of flowers,

please make a donation to

Bismarck Special Olym-

pics, or be a hero like

Ryan and donate blood.

Go to www.parkway-

funeral.com to share

memories of Ryan and

sign the online guestbook.