Curtis Lee “Curt” Currie
January 9, 1951-June 20, 2018
Curtis Lee “Curt” Cur-
rie, 67, of Lake Metigoshe
and Minot died on
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
in his home on Lake Meti-
goshe.
Curt was born on Janu-
ary 9, 1951 in Devils Lake,
ND to LaMoure and Vivi-
an (Swartz) Currie. He
was reared on the family
farm near Starkweather,
educated in Starkweather,
graduated from Stark-
weather High School in
1969 and attended Minot
State College. As a young
adult he began his career
in the grain handling
business in 1970.
Curt married Debra
Burkhart on June 17, 1972
in Cando, ND. They made
their home in Leeds and
Devils Lake where he
worked at grain elevators
prior to attending
Manager’s Training in
grain elevator manage-
ment. Then, they resided
in Lankin, ND and Antler,
ND before he was em-
ployed at CHS SunPrairie
in Minot from 1980 until
his retirement as Opera-
tions Manager in 2016.
He really enjoyed his fel-
low employees and his
business contacts.
Curt went through treat-
ment in 1979 and main-
tained his sobriety for 38
years. He made many
12th step visits over the
years.
Curt was an active
member of Faith United
Methodist Church – Minot
where he served on Board
of Trustees and as an Ush-
er. Also, he was a member
of the Elks Lodge and
Moose Lodge. He espe-
cially enjoyed hunting,
fishing, golfing and
spending time at his lake
home on Lake Metigoshe.
He was especially proud
to have completed the
Dale Carnegie courses in
management.
Curt’s loving family in-
cludes his wife of 46 years
Debbie; sons: Justin Cur-
rie (Terra Greff) of
Bismarck and Keegan
(Kara) Currie of Minot;
grandchildren: Thade,
Zane, Drew and Colee; si-
blings: Evonne (George)
Lund, Audubon, MN,
Mary (Terry) Borstad De-
vils Lake; Celia Jo Lind-
quist of Bismarck and
Cynthia (Jim) Engelhart of
Payson, AZ; In laws:
Delores Palmquist, Wal-
nut Creek CA; Joe and
Dalene Brew, Casa
Grande, AZ; Becky Rad-
dohl, Cando, ND; Ron and
Ruthann Finger, Marico-
pa, AZ; GR and Alice Nel-
son, Tulsa, OK; Dan and
Linda Burkhart, Thomp-
son, ND; Doug Burkhart,
Cando, ND and numerous
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Curt was preceded in
death by his son, Eric Lee
Currie and his parents.
Celebration of the Life
of Curt Currie: Monday,
June 25, 2018 at 11:00
a.m. in Vincent United
Methodist Church –
Minot.
Visitation: Sunday
from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00
p.m. in Thomas Family
Funeral Home – Minot.
Memorials are preferred
to Faith United Methodist
Church or an organization
of the donor’s choice.
Those wishing to sign
the online memorial regis-
ter or share memories and
condolences are invited to
use the expressions of
sympathy section at
www.thomasfamily
funeralhome.com.